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Mr. George Papadopoulos, former Trump campaign consultant – Photo: REUTERS
Papadopoulos (33) was sentenced in 2017 for perjury before the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the US At the moment and the importance of his communications with those who allegedly had ties to senior Russian officials.
“The defendant’s crimes are serious and undermine the government investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election,” a sentencing memorandum from the former special counsel Mueller wrote.
Mr. Papadopoulos was incarcerated for 12 days in a 14-day federal prison, then released and under supervision for 12 months.
According to Reuters, Trump also signed an amnesty for Alex van der Zwaan (36), the Dutch son-in-law of Russian billionaire German Khan. Van der Zwaan was sentenced to 30 days in prison and fined $ 20,000 for lying to former special counsel Robert Mueller about contacting an official during the Trump campaign in 2016.
The White House announced the names of the two on the amnesty list of up to 20 people before President Trump’s Christmas. Reuters said Trump fully pardoned 15 people, including three former Republicans, and partially or fully reduced the sentences of five others.
One of these three former senators is former New York State Representative Chris Collins.
Collins (70) is a close ally of the President of the United States and resigned in 2019. That same year, Collins was sentenced to 26 months in prison for sharing information within the company for family members to carry out. insider trading and perjury with the FBI.
Trump also pardoned former California Republican Senator Duncan Hunter (44). In 2019, Hunter pleaded guilty to conspiring to transfer campaign funds for personal use, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison.
The other is former Republican Senator Steve Stockman of Texas, charged with abusing a charity fund in 2018. Mr. Stockman served more than 2 years in his 10-year prison sentence.
“Today’s amnesty is to correct the mistake that Mueller’s team has made with so many people,” the White House announced.
This is not outside the expectations of many that President Trump will use his powers to “bail out” allies before President-elect Joe Biden takes power on January 20, 2121.
Last month, Trump announced an amnesty for Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser. Mr. Flynn was twice accused of lying to the FBI during the Russian investigation. Democrats and many other critics have criticized Flynn’s decision to pardon.
