'Professor' in Russia disclosures says he has 'clear conscience' [View all]

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Source: The Washington Post


Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, left, and professor Michael Katehakis speak at Rutgers University on Nov. 6. On Tuesday, a different academic, Joseph Mifsud of the University of Stirling in Scotland, identified himself as the “professor” mentioned in the Russia investigation involving Papadopoulos. (Costas Bej/The National Herald)



By Karla Adam October 31 at 10:04 AM

LONDON — An academic at a Scottish university confirmed Tuesday he is the “professor” mentioned in the probe over suspected Russian interference in U.S. politics but claimed the allegations are exaggerated.

According to court papers unsealed Monday, George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, told federal investigators that a professor in April 2016 promised him “dirt” on Hillary Clinton compiled by Russians, including thousands of emails. Joseph Mifsud, who joined the faculty of the University of Stirling earlier this year, was not named in the court documents. He confirmed his identity to the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, stressing that “I have a clear conscience.”

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Mifsud told the Telegraph that he knew nothing about emails containing “dirt” on Clinton, calling the allegations upsetting and “incredible.” He also dismissed the disclosure that he introduced Papadopoulos to a “female Russian national,” calling the allegation a “laughingstock.”

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Mifsud told the Telegraph that he introduced Papadopoulos to the director of a Russian think tank to help him better grasp Russian foreign policy and that he tried to set up meetings with experts on the European Union.


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