12-03-2017, 10:09 AM
March 24, 2016
Trump adviser Papadopoulos met with "The Professor" in London, according to federal court records about his guilty plea. The Professor brought with him a woman — identified in court records as the “Female Russian National” — who was introduced as a relative of Russian President Vladimir Putin with connections to senior Russian government officials. Papadopoulos emailed a person identified in court records as "Campaign Supervisor" and several members of the campaign’s foreign policy team: “Just finished a very productive lunch with a good friend of mine ... who introduced me to both Putin’s niece and the Russian Ambassador in London — who also acts as the Deputy Foreign Minister,” according to court records.
Papadopoulos added: “The topic of the lunch was to arrange a meeting between us and the Russian leadership to discuss U.S.-Russia ties under President Trump. They are keen to host us in a ‘neutral’ city, or directly in Moscow. They said the leadership, including Putin, is ready to meet with us and Mr. Trump should there be interest. Waiting for everyone’s thoughts on moving forward with this very important issue.”
The person identified in court records only as "Campaign Supervisor" responded that he would “work it through the campaign,” but that no commitments should be made at that point. The Campaign Supervisor added: “Great work,” according to the court records.
Trump adviser Papadopoulos met with "The Professor" in London, according to federal court records about his guilty plea. The Professor brought with him a woman — identified in court records as the “Female Russian National” — who was introduced as a relative of Russian President Vladimir Putin with connections to senior Russian government officials. Papadopoulos emailed a person identified in court records as "Campaign Supervisor" and several members of the campaign’s foreign policy team: “Just finished a very productive lunch with a good friend of mine ... who introduced me to both Putin’s niece and the Russian Ambassador in London — who also acts as the Deputy Foreign Minister,” according to court records.
Papadopoulos added: “The topic of the lunch was to arrange a meeting between us and the Russian leadership to discuss U.S.-Russia ties under President Trump. They are keen to host us in a ‘neutral’ city, or directly in Moscow. They said the leadership, including Putin, is ready to meet with us and Mr. Trump should there be interest. Waiting for everyone’s thoughts on moving forward with this very important issue.”
The person identified in court records only as "Campaign Supervisor" responded that he would “work it through the campaign,” but that no commitments should be made at that point. The Campaign Supervisor added: “Great work,” according to the court records.