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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