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In reply to the discussion: **BREAKING** CNN- Charges Against Manafort And Gates Include Conspiracy Against The United States [View all]Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)35. Actually, they DO! 3rd indictee plead guilty about "dirt on Hillary" used to entice Don Jr.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/george-papadopolous-trump-russia-probe_us_59f7354be4b07fdc5fbfa210
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WASHINGTON ― A foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trumps presidential campaign has pleaded guilty to a charge of lying to FBI agents.
George Papadopoulos, 30, pleaded guilty on Oct. 5, 2017, but the case wasnt unsealed until Monday, when two other Trump associates were indicted by a federal grand jury. Papadopoulos reached a plea deal with prosecutors, and has since been cooperating with special counsel Robert Muellers probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Prosecutors statement of the offense alleges Papadopoulos made material false statements and material omissions during a Jan. 27, 2017, interview with the FBI. He was arrested July 27. Prosecutors agreed to recommend between no prison time to six months under the plea agreement.
Papadopoulos told the FBI an overseas professor had told him about the Russians possessing dirt on then-candidate Hillary Clinton in the form of thousands of emails, but stated multiple times that he learned that information prior to joining the campaign, according to court documents. In fact, Papadopoulos was contacted after he learned hed be joining the campaign, and the professor only mentioned the thousands of emails after hed been on the Trump campaign for more than a month.
George Papadopoulos, 30, pleaded guilty on Oct. 5, 2017, but the case wasnt unsealed until Monday, when two other Trump associates were indicted by a federal grand jury. Papadopoulos reached a plea deal with prosecutors, and has since been cooperating with special counsel Robert Muellers probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Prosecutors statement of the offense alleges Papadopoulos made material false statements and material omissions during a Jan. 27, 2017, interview with the FBI. He was arrested July 27. Prosecutors agreed to recommend between no prison time to six months under the plea agreement.
Papadopoulos told the FBI an overseas professor had told him about the Russians possessing dirt on then-candidate Hillary Clinton in the form of thousands of emails, but stated multiple times that he learned that information prior to joining the campaign, according to court documents. In fact, Papadopoulos was contacted after he learned hed be joining the campaign, and the professor only mentioned the thousands of emails after hed been on the Trump campaign for more than a month.
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**BREAKING** CNN- Charges Against Manafort And Gates Include Conspiracy Against The United States [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2017
OP
It stems from their scheme to hide taxable money, presumably gained illegally.
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2017
#13
Very serious. The money laundering charge alone carries up to 20 years in prison.
OliverQ
Oct 2017
#31
Gee charges like that might lead a person to make a deal with the prosecutor
workinclasszero
Oct 2017
#34
Some of these charges were crimes that happened while he was chairman of the campaign.
OliverQ
Oct 2017
#32
Actually, they DO! 3rd indictee plead guilty about "dirt on Hillary" used to entice Don Jr.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2017
#35
We can safely say we're happy we're not Paul Manafort or Rick Gates.
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2017
#26
In any case it's more bad news cycles for the most unpopular president in history*
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2017
#29
Fox is literally trying to argue that "Hillary is worse" now. "Conspiracy against US" no biggie
anneboleyn
Oct 2017
#40