The noose tightens on Trump, and Sessions too:
In a sentencing memo using what can only be described as the “I’m a total idiot” defense strategy, George Papadopoulos (via his lawyers) revealed that both Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions approved the idea of connecting with the Kremlin during the March 31 2016 national security meeting pictured above.
The memo, in which the lawyers attempt to get the judge on a first-name basis with “young George,” is here. Money quote:Eager to show his value to the campaign, George announced at the meeting that he had connections that could facilitate a foreign policy meeting between Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. While some in the room rebuffed George’s offer, Mr. Trump nodded with approval and deferred to Mr. Sessions who appeared to like the idea and stated that the campaign should look into it.
Thus he’s saying that Sessions lied to Congress, not to mention the public, about his involvement.
Working for Trump was young George’s dream job, the memo shows, as despite being rebuffed once, he kept trying for it:George doubled down on his efforts to join that campaign and, in early March 2016, he received an interview for the position of foreign policy advisor. During his meeting with a senior Trump campaign official, George learned that the campaign’s foreign policy focus would be improving relations with Russia. George landed the job despite having no experience with U.S. and Russian diplomacy.
On March 14, 2016, George met London-based college Professor Joseph Mifsud while traveling in Italy.
Because the first thing you do, two weeks or less into your dream job, is go on vacation in Italy. Sheeyure. And then he just happened to meet a Kremlin agent.
