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US President Donald Trump pardoned his former adviser, George Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty to Russia’s intervention in the 2016 presidential election process.
Papadopoulos, the first former Trump adviser to be arrested in the Russian investigation, thanked Trump in his Twitter post, saying, “This means the world to me and my family.” Trump’s former adviser Papadopoulos was sentenced to 14 days in prison, 200 hours of community service and a $ 9,500 fine as part of the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election process.
First chose the path of agreement
Papadopoulos, 33, who pleaded guilty in October 2018, was accused of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about the timing of his meetings with some intermediaries linked to the Russian government. Papadopoulos was the first person to plead guilty to a settlement as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
Additionally, Papadopoulos was the second convicted after attorney Alex van der Zwaan, who worked with former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, and received a prison sentence in the same investigation.
15 PEOPLE ON THE LIST
Trump included Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan, who was sentenced to 30 days in prison for lying to investigators about his communication with Rick Gates, the son-in-law of Russian billionaire German Khan and his former adviser, on the amnesty list.
In the decision announced by the White House, Trump pardoned 15 people in total.
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