In a Monday interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos defended her husband George’s innocence and called on President Donald Trump to pardon him.
“Honestly, I know how dedicated and committed he was to the Trump campaign,” she said. “I know he did an excellent job. Because of this incident, his freedom is challenged. I trust and hope and ask President Trump to pardon him. I hope that he will.”
Asserting that her husband never colluded with Russia, she added “it’s very fascinating and actually frustrating to see my husband in the center of this investigation for talking in a bar.”
“I think he’s a hero because he’s been approached by many different characters, let’s say spies, he has been the victim,” she said, in an apparent reference to the FBI informant Stefan Halper, who Trump and his allies have characterized as a Deep State spy.
George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about his contact with Russian individuals during the 2016 campaign and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Mueller’s team indicated last month that it’s finally preparing for Papadopoulos’ sentencing.
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He DID THE CRIME. He’ll DO THE TIME. Got it?
Didn’t he plead guilty to lying to the FBI?
Isn’t he co-operating with the investigation at this point?
If he didn’t do anything what has he to offer Mueller and why did he lie?
Sheesh, these people are so stupid.
If he gets a pardon, then he doesn’t have any ability to plead the 5th on any questions from Mueller…
So, no, he’s not getting a pardon any time soon.
But then, Trump does watch Fox, maybe he’ll do an oopsie and just do it anyway.
You don’t suppose that he was unaware his wife was going to do something this foolish, do you?
Do innocent people need to be pardoned?
Asking for a friend, who’s totally innocent.