Former Trump adviser Papadopoulos to be sentenced Friday

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

George Papadopoulos, the Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty nearly a year ago to lying about his Russia contacts, is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on Friday.

His sentencing will mark a milestone in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation as the special counsel makes headway on several other fronts, including interviewing individuals linked to former Trump adviser Roger Stone and readying for the Washington, D.C., trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Papadopoulos admitted to lying to FBI agents in October about the extent, nature and timing of his contacts with Russian individuals who he tried to use to broker a meeting between the campaign and the Russian government.

Government prosecutors are asking that Papadopoulos be jailed for up to six months and that he face a $9,500 fine for his crime, arguing in a recent court filing that his false statements “caused damage to the government’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/405456-former-trump-adviser-papadopoulos-to-be-sentenced-friday

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Seems a reasonably light sentence, ought to be a slam dunk

[dajoki]

7. Too light n/t

[mpcamb]

2. Right now the R's are measuring how much harm a pardon would do.

May not matter with trump's hair-trigger temperament.
May do whatever anyway.
That could be costly before election.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. How can they pardon someone they said was just a "coffee boy"?

Wouldn’t that call into question a lot of the other statements they have made concerning the investigation?

I don’t think a pardon for George is in the cards.

Just my opinion.

[mpcamb]

5. You're probably right.

He's small change.
It would be foolish of trump, except to show his willingness to use the pardon... and another excuse for another public rant.

[Achilleaze]

4. republican traitors to America deserve justice

lock him up

[3Hotdogs]

6. What the fuck ! Alls he did was get coffee --- and he gets jail for that?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

9. Bad covfefe. 30 days in the hole. nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Lock him up! Lock him up!