Mueller Urges Court to Jail Onetime Trump Aide as Scheduled
- George Papadopoulos seeking delay for pending appellate ruling
- Prosecutor slams Papadopoulos for post-plea public comments
George Papadopoulos arrives for sentencing at federal court in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7, 2018.
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller urged a Washington federal judge to reject onetime Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos’s request to delay his two-week jail sentence until a U.S. appeals court rules on someone else’s challenge to Mueller’s appointment.
Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty to a single count of lying to federal agents, is due to report to prison on Nov. 26. He asked U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss for a postponement because of an appeals court fight initiated by would-be Mueller grand jury witness Andrew Miller, who is challenging the basis for the special counsel’s appointment.