The Manafort news drew the bigger headlines Monday morning -- understandable given his high-profile role at the top of the Trump campaign. And, most importantly the "Professor" only showed interest in Papadopoulos after it became known that he was employed by the Trump campaign. This, again from Papadopoulos' plea agreement, makes that plain:"On or about April 26, 2016, defendant PAPADOPOULOS met the Professor for breakfast at a London hotel. The Professor told defendant PAPADOPOULOS that on that trip he (the Professor) learned that the Russians had obtained "dirt" on then-candidate Clinton. Those lies were aimed at suggesting the interactions came before Papadopoulos was an adviser to the Trump campaign.

Source: CNN October 30, 2017 16:41 UTC