Mr. Papadopoulos pleaded guilty last year to lying to the F.B.I. and agreed to talk to Mr. Mueller about his role in what the bureau believes was a covert Russian influence operation. Mr. Mueller had asked that the sentencing of Mr. Papadopoulos, a key witnesses in the investigation, be delayed while he was cooperating. Prosecutors normally do not sentence cooperators until after all their cooperation has been exhausted, meaning Mr. Mueller most likely does not expect Mr. Papadopoulos to testify against anybody who has not yet been charged. Mr. Trump’s claims about the government spying on his campaign are part of a pattern.

Source: New York Times May 23, 2018 12:04 UTC