A lot of folks anticipated the indictment of former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on Monday. But very few, if any, publicly predicted the (newly revealed) arrest of Trump foreign policy advisor George Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos has pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his contact with people close to the Russian government. He was arrested in July and has since worked with a special counsel led by former FBI Director Robert Mueller. The counsel is looking into relationships Trump and his associates may have had with Russian government officials.
SEE ALSO: How Trump’s four hours in Puerto Rico revealed his Achilles' heelWe pulled out some of the wildest bits from the now-unsealed statement of offense against Papadopoulos, below.
In March, Papadopoulos met with a person referred to in the documents as the "Female Russian National." This woman evidently told Papadopoulos she was was related to Putin, and Papadopoulos described her as "Putin's niece," though she was not.
In late April of 2016, Papadopoulos met in London with someone referred to as the "professor." This person had "dirt" on then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton that included "thousands of emails."
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Though it's unclear how Papadopoulos has cooperated with the special counsel investigation since he was arrested in July, the court documents describe him as an "proactive cooperator."
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This is significant. Papadopolous agreed to cooperate with Mueller in July, and Mueller didn't want his cooperation known.
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) October 30, 2017
This puts the spotlight on any conversations Papadopoulos had with Trump administration and/or campaign officials after he was arrested, since, at that point, he may have been taking notes on behalf of investigators.