George Papadopoulos is the John Dean of the Russia investigation, his fiancee says
Source: Washington Post
He has been mocked by President Trump as a low level volunteer and proven to be a liar.
But the fiancee of George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty in October to lying to the FBI about his Russia contacts and is cooperating with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, says he is being miscast.
I believe history will remember him like John Dean, said Italian-born Simona Mangiante, referring to the former White House counsel who pleaded guilty to his role in the Watergate coverup and then became a key witness against other aides to President Richard Nixon.
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Theres a lot to come, she said. He was the first one to break a hole on all of this.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-papadopoulos-is-the-john-dean-of-the-russia-investigation-his-fiancee-says/2018/01/22/8e47b016-ff4d-11e7-9d31-d72cf78dbeee_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.8bf1c310a17a
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SharonClark
(10,014 posts)Pachamama
(16,884 posts)But I would say the only comparison is that he is cooperating and pleaded guilty...
Beyond that, my guess is his role was probably more similar of a comparison to G. Gordon Liddy or Howard Hunt....
BumRushDaShow
(128,441 posts)or anything approaching that level of authority.
Gothmog
(144,919 posts)groundloop
(11,513 posts)With the dirty connections 45* (aka Don-the-Con) has I wouldn't put anything past him.
forgotmylogin
(7,520 posts)Way to find the silver lining, ma'am!