George Papadopoulos, his bride-to-be, and the Russia-linked ‘professor’ who brought them together

The following article by Eli Rosenberg was posted on the Washington Post website February 7, 2018:

George Papadopoulos with his fiancee, Simona Mangiante. Credit: Simona Mangiante

Simona Mangiante, the fiancee of former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, describes the moment she decided to speak out on behalf of her partner.

A day after the bombshell announcement that Papadopoulos had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about contact with the Russians — an indication that he was likely cooperating — Michael Caputo, another adviser on the campaign, said on television that Papadopoulos was nothing more than “the coffee boy.”

With those few words, Mangiante decided to stop turning down the interview requests that had been pouring in for weeks. Continue reading “George Papadopoulos, his bride-to-be, and the Russia-linked ‘professor’ who brought them together”