Papadopoulos Applies For Presidential Pardon, Considers Withdrawal Of Guilty Plea

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Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos told Reuters on Tuesday that his lawyers applied for a pardon from President Trump and, after serving his 14-day jail sentence, he’s mulling withdrawing his guilty plea for lying to the FBI.

“My lawyers have applied for a pardon from the president for me,” Papadopoulos told Reuters. “If I’m offered one I would love to accept it, of course.”

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  1. So… If he takes back his guilty plea, are we free to take him to trial?

  2. Can you withdraw a guilty plea after you did your time?

    Here’s my suggestion to the Pappadope: if you can turn back time, why don’t you withdraw your lies?

  3. Fat chance, dude, unless you’re sitting on some dirt and the orange one knows it.

  4. “My lawyers have applied for a pardon from the president for me,” Papadopoulos told Reuters. “If I’m offered one I would love to accept it, of course.”

    Go ahead, Donnie – take the cheese, take the cheese, take the cheese

  5. Oh my. Someone is getting a bit cocky…

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