George Papadopoulos’ attorneys decide to quit as Professor Misfud comes forward to testify about Trump-Russia
In the several weeks since George Papadopoulos was sentenced to fourteen days in prison as part of the Trump-Russia scandal, he’s posted one increasingly bizarre conspiracy theory on Twitter after another. He’s tried to paint himself as victim of a setup on the part of the intel community and Professor Joseph Misfud. Now suddenly Papadopoulos’s defense attorneys have decided to quit, just as Misfud is coming forward to cooperate with the Trump-Russia investigation.
The news broke this afternoon that Misfud, who has long been in hiding and was believed by some to perhaps be dead, is now seeking to testify before the Senate about the Trump-Russia scandal. Although the Senate is still under GOP control, the Senate Intel Committee probe into Trump-Russia has largely been run in an honest and bipartisan manner.
The big question is what’s prompted Misfud to suddenly decide that his best bet is to cooperate. It could be that he thinks Special Counsel Robert Mueller is about to get him anyway, or that he thinks his life may be in danger, or something else entirely. But what stands out is that, just as this story about Misfud was breaking, the AP announced that Papadopoulos’ attorneys filed a motion to withdraw from the case. Because the Papadopoulos case is ongoing, they’re not allowed to quit without a reason, and they’ll have to convince the judge that their reasoning is valid. But it’s clear they’ve decided to quit.
So what’s really going on here? Robert Mueller revealed in court filings earlier this year that he blamed George Papadopoulos’ dishonesty for the fact that Professor Misfud was able to flee the United States to begin with. Now Misfud suddenly wants to come back and plead his case, and Papadopoulos’s lawyers suddenly want nothing to do with him. There’s clearly more going on here than meets the eye. Stay tuned.
