Breaking news out of D.C. tonight where court documents show that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is recommending a prison sentence up to 6 months for former Trump campaign volunteer George Papadopoulos:
Breaking: Special Counsel #RobertMueller recommends judge sentence George Papadopoulos serve six months in prison for lying to investigators in Russia probe – court documents
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 18, 2018
Mueller is arguing incarceration is “appropriate and warranted”:
JUST IN: Mueller says “a sentence of incarceration” for Papadopoulos of between 0-6 months would be “appropriate and warranted.” pic.twitter.com/vDFxTlVBwQ
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 18, 2018
Papadopoulos had previously pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators:
Special counsel prosecutors are recommending up to six months in jail for George Papadopoulos for lying to investigators, according to a court filing on Friday.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 18, 2018
In today’s filing, Muller argued that Papadopoulos’ lies “undermined investigators”:
“The defendant’s lies undermined investigators’ ability to challenge the Professor or potentially detain or arrest him while he was still in the United States,” prosecutors wrote. “The defendant’s false statements were intended to harm the investigation, and did so.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 18, 2018
And that Papadopoulos hampered attempts to interview a key witness:
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“The defendant’s lies undermined investigators’ ability to challenge the Professor or potentially detain or arrest him while he was still in the United States.” This is the professor who promised Papadopoulos dirt on Clinton. Mueller team asking Papadopoulos get six months pic.twitter.com/erQWSGvySy
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 18, 2018
And it doesn’t sound like Mueller was very happy with Papadopoulos’ assistance:
Mueller filing makes Papadopoulos sound pretty useless / unhelpful to investigators. "The defendant did not provide 'substantial assistance.'" pic.twitter.com/iK7qpLicQU
— Andrew Prokop (@awprokop) August 18, 2018
Editor’s note: We’ve corrected a typo in the headline.
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Related:
WHOOPS! Wolf Blitzer finds HILARIOUS way to butcher George Papadopoulos' name https://t.co/1nOmCaTpPs
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 30, 2017
UPDATE, NEW indictment (George Papadopoulos): Manafort and Gates told to surrender to federal authoritieshttps://t.co/yZPH91f9XK
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 30, 2017
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