WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — A former campaign aide to President Donald Trump, with ties to Chicago, has pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents working for special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his probe into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia.
George Papadopoulos, who, according to his LinkedIn profile, received a bacholor’s degree from DePaul in 2009, pleaded guilty on Oct. 5. He pleaded to one count of lying to FBI agents about the nature of his interactions with “foreign nationals” who he thought had close connections to senior Russian government officials.
The plea was unsealed Monday.
The plea suggests Papadopoulos is cooperating in the investigation, CBS News Justice reporter Paula Reid said.
George Papadopoulos. (Credit: LinkedIn)
Papadopoulos is the first person to face criminal charges that cite interactions between Trump campaign associates and Russian intermediaries during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Papadopoulos was a member of the campaign’s foreign policy team.
Trump aides have said he played a limited role in the campaign and no access to the president.
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