George Papadopoulos | |
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| Born | George Demetrios Papadopoulos August 19, 1987 |
| Other names | Crossfire Typhoon[1] |
| Citizenship | United States and Greece |
| Education | DePaul University (BA) University College London (MSc) |
| Criminal status | Released from prison on December 7, 2018;[2] pardoned on December 22, 2020 |
| Spouse |
Simona Mangiante (m. 2018) |
George Demetrios Papadopoulos[3] (/ˌpæpəˈdɒpələs/;[4][5] born August 19, 1987) is an author and former member of the foreign policy advisory panel to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. On October 5, 2017, Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to a felony charge of making false statements to FBI agents about the timing and the possible significance of his contacts in 2016 relating to U.S.–Russia relations and the Trump presidential campaign. In 2018, he served twelve days in federal prison, then was placed on a 12-month supervised release.[6]
During his supervised release from prison, he participated in the filming of a docuseries.[7] In March 2019, Papadopoulos released his book, Deep State Target: How I Got Caught in the Crosshairs of the Plot to Bring Down President Trump.[8] He was pardoned by Trump in December 2020.[9]
He ran in the March 2020 primary for the November general election to replace the U.S. representative Katie Hill in California's 25th congressional district, after Hill resigned,[10][11][12] but lost, receiving 2.3% of the vote.[13]
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- ^ Singman, Brooke (December 7, 2018). "George Papadopoulos released from prison two days early". Fox News. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ Meisner, Jason; O'Connell, Patrick M. (November 7, 2017). "Week after bombshell, George Papadopoulos largely remains a mystery man". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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- ^ Axelrod, Tal (December 7, 2018). "George Papadopoulos leaves federal prison after serving 12 days". The Hill. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Birnbaum, Emily (December 11, 2018). "Papadopoulos, out of prison, now subject of docuseries". The Hill. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ Frank, T.A. (May 20, 2019). "The Surreal Life of George Papadopoulos". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie; Schmidt, Michael S. (December 22, 2020). "Trump Pardons Two Russia Inquiry Figures and Blackwater Guards". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Axelrod, Tal (October 29, 2019). "George Papadopoulos launches campaign to run for Katie Hill's congressional seat". The Hill. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos is running for Katie Hill's seat in Congress". CBS News. October 29, 2019. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Rummler, Orion (October 29, 2019). "George Papadopoulos is gunning for Rep. Katie Hill's California district". Axios. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "George Papadopoulos Suffers 'Massive Loss' in Bid for Katie Hill's Seat". lawandcrime.com. March 4, 2020. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.