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Ex Trump campaign adviser may try to withdraw guilty plea

George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser who admitted lying to the FBI in the Russia probe, says he's considering withdrawing his guilty plea

Reported by: AP Published on: October 26, 2018 19:00 IST
Ex Trump campaign adviser may try to withdraw guilty plea
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WASHINGTON (AP) — George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser who admitted lying to the FBI in the Russia probe, says he's considering withdrawing his guilty plea.

In an interview Friday on "Fox & Friends," Papadopoulos said he learned new information Thursday when he spoke to congressional investigators that he "can't publicly disclose."

Because of that, Papadopoulos said he's "considering withdrawing my agreement I have come to with the government."

Federal law generally does not allow defendants to withdraw a guilty plea after sentencing without proof of some overriding injustice or new evidence.

Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian intermediaries during the 2016 presidential campaign. He was sentenced to two weeks and served a day. Since then, he has suggested he was framed.

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