Special Counsel Robert Mueller has asked a judge to sentence former Trump campaign volunteer George Papadopoulos up to six months in prison.
Mueller told the judge that the former Trump campaign staffer, who pleaded guilty last October of lying to investigators about his Russian connections, “caused damage” to the government’s probe, according to a court filing on Friday, The New York Times reported.
Special counsel prosecutors are recommending up to six months in jail for George Papadopoulos for lying to investigators, according to a court filing on Friday.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 18, 2018
Breaking: Special Counsel #RobertMueller recommends judge sentence George Papadopoulos serve six months in prison for lying to investigators in Russia probe – court documents
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 18, 2018
“The defendant lied in order to conceal his contacts with Russians and Russian intermediaries during the campaign,” the court filing read, noting that this happened early on in the investigation “when key investigative decisions, including who to interview and when, were being made.”
“The defendant’s lies undermined investigators’ ability to challenge the Professor or potentially detain or arrest him while he was still in the United States,” prosecutors wrote. “The defendant’s false statements were intended to harm the investigation, and did so.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 18, 2018
Mueller argued that the prison sentence is “appropriate and warranted.”
“The government does not take a position with respect to a particular sentence to be imposed, but respectfully submits that a sentence of incarceration, within the applicable Guidelines range of 0 to 6 months’ imprisonment, is appropriate and warranted,” he said in the filing.
JUST IN: Mueller says “a sentence of incarceration” for Papadopoulos of between 0-6 months would be “appropriate and warranted.” pic.twitter.com/vDFxTlVBwQ
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 18, 2018
The special counsel also argued that Papadopoulos “undermined” attempts to interview a key witness.
“The defendant’s lies undermined investigators’ ability to challenge the Professor or potentially detain or arrest him while he was still in the United States.” This is the professor who promised Papadopoulos dirt on Clinton. Mueller team asking Papadopoulos get six months pic.twitter.com/erQWSGvySy
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 18, 2018
Mueller’s team says they canceled a meeting with Papadopoulos in December 2017 after learning that he’d “participated in a media interview with a national publication concerning his case” pic.twitter.com/ECMtfPTiH7
— Andrew Prokop (@awprokop) August 18, 2018
“The defendant did not provide ‘substantial assistance,'” the filing read.
Mueller filing makes Papadopoulos sound pretty useless / unhelpful to investigators. “The defendant did not provide ‘substantial assistance.'” pic.twitter.com/iK7qpLicQU
— Andrew Prokop (@awprokop) August 18, 2018
Papadopoulos, a Chicago-based international energy lawyer, was arrested in July 2017 and is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 7.
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