PAPADOULOUS TRIED TO FLEE

[VermontKevin]

Link to tweet

For Pete's sake.....

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. "He's fleeing the interview! He's fleeing the interview!" nt

[longship]

29. Yup! Gotta love "Fargo", and Chief Marge.

[Adrahil]

41. a favorite! NT

[Thrill]

2. Run but cant hide

[Justice]

3. How did the media not hear about this arrest???

[VermontKevin]

5. The feds kept it quiet. As they do. No one else may have known. Which means

there are certain people in DC today who now wonder if their recent dealings with him were wired for sound.

[emulatorloo]

7. No leaks out of Mueller investigation, that's why

[bucolic_frolic]

21. Yes, they leak what they want

for whatever reason they want. A leak can inform the public, or reassure other perps, or deceive.
They have clearly thought out this chess game a long time.

[George II]

9. I think I remember reading something about it, but never made the connection. Or...

...it was someone else.

[fishwax]

18. It was the day after the Manafort no-knock warrant and the transgender ban

The Manafort warrant was huge news, and Trump tried to distract from it with the transgender ban.

[bigtree]

4. changing your phone number

...always works when trying to hide from law enforcement.

[Nay]

13. Really. Jesus.

[PJMcK]

40. Trump hires the best and smartest people (n/t)

[dembotoz]

6. Desire to run a natural thing

Just last night when I dumped 20 bucks I pondered the range. And nobody has any reason to wanna talk to me

[hamsterjill]

8. Who is the "Professor"

Help a cube rat, please. Hard to keep up at work with things unfolding rather quickly this morning.

Thanks in advance.

[genxlib]

10. He was the Putin linked go-between

that this character did all his colliding with. I don't think he has been named specifically beyond the generic "Professor"

[hamsterjill]

14. Thank you.

Yeah, I don't think he's been named yet. Appreciate your help for my better understanding.

[klook]

35. The Professor and The Niece

...as they were described to the mark:

[hamsterjill]

42. Works for me.

I admit that was about what I was envisioning when I (finally) got to read the full pleading. Did it on my lunch hour. My entertainment for the afternoon!!!!

[blaze]

11. Best I can find with a quick google:

"The Trump aide was told in April 2016 by an unnamed “professor” that Russia had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton in the form of “thousands of emails”

This was from the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/30/george-papadopoulos-trump-campaign-aide-pleaded-guilty-lying-agents-russia-inquiry

[hamsterjill]

15. Thanks for your help.

Appreciate it!

[dhol82]

25. Wonder if that was the genesis of trumps asking the Russians

to release all of Hillary’s emails?
Sounds like somebody whispered that in his ear.

[pnwmom]

12. He's someone else who's probably worried about being arrested. nt

[hamsterjill]

16. Let's hope so.

Let's also hope that anyone else in the Trump camp who may have met "the Professor" is starting to sweat profusely, too.

[greeny2323]

17. Holy crap!

That doesn't have good optics does it? LOL

[Hekate]

19. Mmmm. Popcorn.

[neohippie]

20. Curious how you made this determination

Where do you get the idea that he tried to flee?

I know it says he was picked up at the airport but doesn't seem to indicate if he was leaving or arriving? And it looks like he is a cooperative witness, some even suggested that he may have gone as far as to wear a wire in other threads.

So I am curious as to where you arrive at a conclusion that he was trying to flee?

[L. Coyote]

22. The flight was to Moscow

perhaps

[eleny]

23. It does say that he "was arrested upon his arrival" at Dulles

Just a little bit of clarity.

[neohippie]

47. and now some more details

According to the updated Washington Post story, he was arrested upon returning from Germany

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/manafort-and-former-business-partner-asked-to-surrender-in-connection-with-special-counsel-probe/2017/10/30/6fe051f0-bd67-11e7-959c-fe2b598d8c00_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_no-name%3Apage%2Fbreaking-news-bar&tid=a_breakingnews&utm_term=.109fd5378bd3

Papadopoulos ultimately admitted to lying to the FBI about his interactions with people he thought had connections with the Russian government. He has been cooperating with investigators for three months — having been first arrested and charged in July after landing at Dulles International Airport on a flight from Germany — and has met with the government on “numerous occasions to provide information and answer questions,” according to a court filing.

[Not Ruth]

54. He may have been fleeing Germany

Not sure why, but that is what it looks like.

[Ligyron]

55. What was he doing in Germany?

Marianne?

[GusBob]

24. I agree with you. this is a misleading post

especially if you look at the dates

[Cosmocat]

27. IDK 1 + 2 + 3 6?

Seems a pretty logical conclusion ...

[calimary]

26. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah! Zip-A-Dee-A!

My oh my what a wonderful day!

[red dog 1]

28. Kick for exposure (if it's true)

IF he DID actually "try to flee," then that was a dumb thing to do.
(But his pleading guilty might not be so dumb)

[geardaddy]

30. Meanwhile, 45 and Co. are saying this:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

31. I was thinking more like this:

[geardaddy]

32. Yep, spot on.

And meanwhile in the bar, the ladies are saying this about 45:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

38. And most Americans are saying this to Trump:

[geardaddy]

39. LOL

Yes siree!
45's whole administration is like that damn Tru-Coat.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

50. And we can only hope it ends up like this for them.

[geardaddy]

51. Yep, I posted that below.

[Danascot]

56. I was kinda hoping for

the woodchipper scene

[EarthFirst]

33. Weren't there two private Russian jets at Dulles as late as Saturday evening?

I seem to remember this.

[Gothmog]

34. Attempt to flee is a sign of guilt

[SunSeeker]

43. Yup, there's even a jury instruction to that effect. nt

[neohippie]

36. Dates don't jive

Deleted FB account and changed cell phones Feb 23rd

Tried to flee? July 27th? There is no indication here about arrival at Dulles, arrival to catch a flight, arrival from returning flight?

So what am I missing, because I have been following this Russia thing as closely as I can?

[riversedge]

37. k for visibility

[Cryptoad]

44. when u know ur ass is grass u gotta go...

[geardaddy]

45. Hopefully he'll get this treatment, as will Rumpster

[grantcart]

46. Didn't he arrive from London

[neohippie]

48. it appears he was arriving from Germany

I posted a link with further updates above

[Blue Owl]

49. PapaFLOPolous

n/t

[onenote]

53. DEBUNKED

See post #47

[displacedtexan]

57. This is one of those rare times I get to say...

I live a few blocks from the Internet Archive. Nothing is ever really deleted from the internet.

[Blue_Tires]

58. LOL

Link to tweet

[Maraya1969]

59. LOL dumb shit

[Justice]

60. Arrested upon his ARRIVAL at Dulles