A mysterious academic who allegedly acted as a link between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the Kremlin is ‘missing and may be dead’, according to court papers. The Maltese professor, based at the University of Stirling in Scotland until last year, has previously denied suggestions that he was a Russian agent saying: ‘Secret agent! He is the first former campaign aide to be sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, which is also investigating any possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. Authorities were alerted after Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat during a drinking session in a London pub about his meetings with Mifsud. Mifsud was lauded by the University of Stirling as part of its ‘diplomacy A-team’, a globetrotting ambassador ‘flying the flag’ for the Scottish institution.

Source: Daily Mail September 09, 2018 00:22 UTC