What? I thought the tune was that Papadopoulos was acting all on his own and nobody even knew what he was up to.The Washington Post reported on Monday that Sam Clovis was the unnamed "campaign supervisor" mentioned in a court filing that said George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser on the campaign, pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI.
According to the newly unsealed document, Papadopoulos had emailed other members of the campaign, including chairman Paul Manafort and Clovis, in an attempt to broker a meeting with Russian contacts. Clovis told Papadopoulos to "make the trip, if it is feasible."
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That is almost as good as the Twinkie defense. But, somehow, I don't think it's going to work.But Clovis' lawyer, Victoria Toensing, told The Post that while Clovis appeared to be giving Papadopoulos the go-ahead, he was actually just "being polite."
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Toensing described Clovis as a "polite gentleman from Iowa" who "would always have been courteous to a person offering to help the campaign."
If Clovis really doesn't withdraw, I'm marking my calendar for November 9 when he has his confirmation hearing. That will be the best show since James Comey's and Jeff Sessions' testimony before the Senate.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
UPDATE 11/2:
Aaaaaand, there it is.
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