Former Trump 2016 campaign advisor George Papadopoulos celebrated the pardon President Trump granted him, while noting that he may not be done with his prosecutors.
Papadopoulos has served a 14-day sentence after being found guilty of making false statements to investigators about the timing of his meeting with a professor with alleged ties to Russia and a female Russian citizen. Papadopoulos has since claimed he was trapped, saying he appreciated the treatment he received from the president.
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“I am absolutely ecstatic,” Papadopoulos told FOX Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo Wednesday morning. “It’s a great moment for myself and my family, and it came on the eve of Christmas, so it made it even more special for me.”
Papadopoulos now claims that he did not lie about meeting the professor, now known as Joseph Mifsud, but that he ‘remembered it wrong’ when he met him. According to a document Papadopoulos signed, he told the FBI that Mifsud claimed Russia had malicious information about Hillary Clinton, including emails, but falsely said he met Mifsud before participating in the Trump campaign.
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Those conversations turned out to be significant, as Papadopoulos later related what had been discussed with an Australian diplomat. US officials say the revelation ultimately sparked the FBI’s Russian investigation, but Papadopoulos believes the whole case was an orchestrated setup intended to set him up.
“It seems there was a target on me from the moment I joined the Trump campaign,” said Papadopoulos.
Asked if he intended to sue his treatment, Papadopoulos was noncommittal, but hinted it was possible.
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“I would like to see what the impact of the pardon will be on a possible civil case,” said Papadopoulos. “I haven’t made a decision yet, but some very high profile lawyers certainly think there should be a good case against the government and we’ll see what happens.”