He is one of three former Trump campaign officials facing criminal charges. At that point, the Trump campaign is being managed by Corey Lewandowski. At a campaign national security meeting in Washington (also attended by Trump), Papadopoulos tells the group that he had connections that could facilitate a meeting with Putin. Papadopoulos emails the professor to thank him for his help, saying that it’s “history making” if the meeting happens. The MFA connection emails Papadopoulos.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2017 16:01 UTC