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Simona Mangiante, Papadopolous’ Wife, Wants Him To Scrap Deal With Mueller

on July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 18: Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos, (L), wife of former Trump campaign associate George Papadopoulos, arrives on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Intelligence Committee closed door meeti... WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 18: Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos, (L), wife of former Trump campaign associate George Papadopoulos, arrives on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Intelligence Committee closed door meeting, on July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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August 17, 2018 8:16 a.m.
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Simona Mangiante, the wife of former President Trump campaign official George Papadopolous, reportedly wants her husband to stop cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller, according to MSNBC.

Mangiante told MSNBC on Thursday that she no longer trusts the government and that “shady individuals” with a “specific agenda” were “targeting” her husband.

“I trusted these institutions until they proved me wrong,” she said, adding there is “exculpatory evidence that fully justifies him to drop off his plea agreement.”

Papadopolous pleaded guilty in October 2017 to charges of lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials and has been cooperating with Mueller’s team ever since. He is set to be sentenced next month. 

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Nicole Lafond (@Nicole_Lafond)  is TPM’s deputy editor, based in New York. She has also worked as the special projects editor and as a senior newswriter for TPM. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and previously covered education in central Illinois.
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