Papadopoulos encouraged by Trump campaign staffer to make contact with Russians: report
By Olivia Beavers - 03/23/18 03:52 PM EDT
George Papadopoulos, the former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign who has pled guilty to lying to the FBI, was reportedly encouraged by a senior-level campaign official to make contact with the Russians.
The campaign’s deputy communications director, Bryan Lanza, urged the young adviser in a September 2016 email to accept an interview with a Russian news agency shortly before the election concluded, The Washington Post reported Friday.
“You should do it,†Lanza wrote, pushing him to help improve the U.S. “partnership with Russia.â€
The exchange suggests Papadopoulos received a campaign superior’s blessing to accept the foreign invitation.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/380002-papadopoulos-encouraged-by-trump-campaign-staffer-to-make-contact
