2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The indictments of two former Trump campaign officials and emergence of a third ex-Trump adviser who appears to be cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election could throw a wrench into Congress’ parallel Russia probes.
That’s in part because neither of Congress’ intelligence committees has yet met with George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign who admitted on Monday to lying to the FBI about his efforts to connect Russian entities with Trump’s team. It’s unclear whether he or either of the two indicted former campaign officials — Paul Manafort and Rick Gates — can or will continue engaging with the Hill…
Papadopoulos had previously provided documents to the Senate Intelligence Committee, including at least some of the emails cited in his plea deal, the source told POLITICO.
The Senate panel was not formally notified by Mueller’s team or the Department of Justice before the Manafort and Gates indictments were made public on Monday.”
-Elana Schor, Kyle Cheney, and Ali Watkins, “Mueller blindsides Congress’ Russia investigators,” Politico, Oct. 30, 2017 04:42pm