Mueller’s Collusion Pursuit Nets Ex-Trump Aide’s Guilty Plea
- Foreign policy adviser Papadopoulos admits to lying to FBI
- Questions raised about what other campaign officals knew
Ex-Trump Adviser Pleaded Guilty in Mueller Probe
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U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, tasked with pursuing collusion between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and foreign interests, just planted his first stake in the heart of the Russian matter.
Prosecutors on Mueller’s team revealed Monday that a foreign policy adviser on Trump’s campaign, George Papadopoulos, pursued Russia’s help in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign and sought to open communication lines to the Kremlin.