George Papadopoulos Promises 'Big Announcement' as His Attorneys Withdraw from Criminal Case

[DonViejo]

by Alberto Luperon | 1:51 pm, November 13th, 2018

In yet another enigmatic tweet, former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos promised a “big announcement coming this week.” This comes on the day same his criminal defense attorneys withdrew from his already adjudicated case. The defendant has previously complained about being charged for lying to the FBI about his communication with a Russia-linked professor Joseph Mifsud. He’s also openly stated that he’s thought about pulling out of his plea deal.

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It’s not entirely clear why attorneys Thomas M. Breen and Robert W. Stanley are withdrawing from his case. In their motion filed Tuesday, they simply said that their client “hired other counsel to assist him with any issues related to the criminal case following his sentencing.”

Former federal prosecutor Mimi Rocah, for one, speculated that it has everything to do with Papadopoulos ignoring their legal advice.

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It’s worth mentioning that on October 26, Papadopoulos told FOX & Friends that he was thinking about withdrawing from his plea deal “given certain information that I learned just yesterday.”

The breakup with his criminal defense attorneys may have been a long time coming. Papadopoulos, who was sentenced to 14 days in jail, one year of supervised release, and fined $9,500, has taken to making enigmatic tweets, claimed he was “entrapped,” and made unsubstantiated allegations about being set up. Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake reached Breen in September after Papadopoulos made some bold claims about infamous dossier compiler Christopher Steele and the British. This is what the lawyer said:

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https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/george-papadopoulos-promises-big-announcement-while-his-attorneys-withdraw-from-criminal-case/

[C_U_L8R]

1. Proceed. By all means.

[eleny]

3. Oh, yeah...

..... .....

[dawg day]

2. HE's been blaring about how the Aussies are the villains here--

Because, get this, he got drunk and talked all about his Russia contacts with an Aussie diplomat.

Blame Australia! He's been getting really paranoid and weird about it.
I hope he does withdraw his plea agreement, and get sentenced to a year in jail, little twerp.

[former9thward]

9. Maximum sentence is 6 months.

Which he would never get. I doubt the judge will allow a plea withdrawal.

[RandySF]

4. What an idiot.

[Cirque du So-What]

5. Bold statements

from a coffee boy

[Leghorn21]

6. Papadap and Jacob Wohl are BFFs, right? Because if not, someone needs to introduce them

...they’re like, the same person

[marble falls]

7. He's stupid enough to embrace cheetolini. He's screwed.

[harumph]

8. Poopadophilus is an idiot

Prolly his old attorney said (honestly) "you're kinda fucked," and he went
shopping. New attorney said something about questioning the old approach yadd-yadda-yadda -
and Poopy is reaching for the life preserver constructed of whole cloth.

[ffr]

10. Fissures in the GOP dam are opening up this week. I can feel it!

[Mr. Ected]

11. His wife is a Russian asset and he's getting his advice from the Kremlin

George may not realize that in America, U.S. laws actually do apply.