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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1070833)	5/24/2018 6:49:16 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574005

Trump's biggest fans... Checkmate? Trump takes 'Criminal Deep State' to task amid claims ... Opinion-RT-2 hours ago

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1070833)	5/27/2018 10:15:14 AM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574005

Who was the "Russian MFA Connection"? You are so so so stupid. Is this from the million dollar obamination CIA consultant? Read the indictment and it is bullshit. What an asshole your are. This American citizen was screwed and you go an on an on. you are a pustule of hate. shame on brumar89. justice.gov, now I would have just cut and pasted but look at what a simple cut and paste creates. Case 1:17-cr-00182-RDM SEALED Document 19 Filed 10/05/17 Page 3 of 14 female Russian national on or about March 24 , 2016 , after he had become an adviser to the Campaign; he believed that she had connections to Russian government officials; and he sought to use her Russian connections over a period of months in an effort to arrange a meeting between the Campaign and Russian government officials. 3. Through his false statements and omissions , defendant PAPADOPOULOS impeded the FBI ' s ongoing investigation into the existence of any links or coordination between individuals associated with the Campaign and the Russian government ' s efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. II. Timeline of Selected Events PAPADOPOULOS 's Role on the Campaign 4. In early March 2016, defendant PAPADOPOULOS learned he would be a foreign po licy advi s or for the Campaign. Defendant PAPADOPOULOS was living in London, England, at the time . Based on a conversation that took place on or about March 6, 2016, with a supervisory campaign official (the "Campaign Supervisor"), defendant PAPADOPOULOS underst ood that a principal foreign policy focus of the Campaign was an improved U.S. relation ship with Russia. PAPADOPO ULO S 's Introduction to the Professor and the Female Russian National 5. On or about March 14 , 2016 , while traveling in Italy , defendant PAPADOPOULOS met an individual who was a professor based in London (the "Professor"). Initially, the Professor seemed uninterested in defendant PAPADOPOULOS . However , after defendant PAPADOPOULOS infonned the Professor about his joining the Campaign, the Professor appeared to take great interest in defendant PAPADOPOULOS . Defendant PAPADOPOULOS was interested in the Professor becau se, among other reasons, the Professor 3 Case 1:17-cr-00182-R DM S EALED Document 19 Filed 10/05/17 Page 4 of 14 claimed to have substantial connections with Russian government officials, which defendant PAPADOPOULOS thought could increase his importance as a policy advisor to the Campaign . 6. On or about March 21, 2016 , the Campaign told The Washington Post that defendant PAPADOPOULOS was one of five named foreign policy advisors for the Campaign. 7. On or about March 24, 2016, defendant PAPADOPOULOS met with the Professor in London. The Professor brought with him a female Russian national (the "Female Russian National"), introduced to defendant PAPADOPOULOS as a relative of Russian President Vladimir Putin with connections to senior Russian government officials. PAPADOPOULOS Pursues His Contacts with the Professor and the Female Russian National 8. Following his March 24, 2016 meeting with the Pro fessor and the Female Russian National, defendant PAPADOPOULOS emailed the Campaign Supervisor and several member s of the Campaign's foreign policy team and sta ted that he had just met with his "good friend" the Professor, who had introduced him to the Female Russian National (described by defendant PAPADOPOULOS in the email as "P utin' s niece" ) and the Russian Ambassador in London. 1 Defe nd ant PAPADOPOULOS stated that the topic of their discussion was "to arrange a meeting between us and the Rus sian lead ership to discuss U.S. -Ru ssia tie s under President Trump." The Campaign Supervis or re sponded that he wou ld "w ork it through the campaign ," but that no commitments shou ld be made at that point. The Campaign Supervis or added: "Great work." 9. On or about March 3 1, 2016, defendant PAPADOPOULOS attended a "national security me etin g" in Wash ington, D.C. , with then-candidate Trump and other foreign policy Defendant PAPADOPOULOS later learned tha t the Female Russian National was not in fact a relative of President Putin. In addition, while defendant PAPADOPOULOS expected that the Profe sso r and the Female Russian Na tion al would introduce him to the Russian Ambas sador in Lo ndon , the y never