[mojito]

For more background on Papadopolous, see these stories by the excellent Chuck Ross at the Daily Caller:

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/30/trump-campaign-adviser-indicted-for-lying-to-fbi-about-russia-contacts/

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/30/how-did-george-papadopoulos-end-up-on-the-trump-campaign/

http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/01/george-papadopouloss-fascinating-link-to-the-trump-dossier/

And if anyone is so inclined, read the Papadopolous guilty plea:

https://www.scribd.com/document/363013133/Indictment-against-George-Papadopoulos#from_embed

I remember it seemed a big deal at the time, but so much as come out since then that in rereading it the charges now seem laughable and absurd. Papadopolous was charged with lying to the FBI about his contacts in London with two men who claimed to have contacts with Russian officials but were not Russian officials themselves, and a woman who it was claimed was Putin's niece, but was lying.

[bitt]

p