"In January 2017, I made a terrible mistake for which I paid dearly, I am ashamed," Papadopoulos had told the court in Washington. By lying to investigators, Papadopoulos had made "a calculated exercise of self-interest over the national interest," said Moss. Papadopoulos has cooperated for more than a year with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the US presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. - Trump hindering probe -Trump has regularly lashed out against the sprawling probe he dubs a "witch hunt" driven by his Democratic foes. After the Clinton emails were leaked, the Australians told US intelligence counterparts what Downer had heard, spurring the FBI to begin investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2018 21:33 UTC