“After newly unsealed court filings revealed George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russians, President Trump quickly downplayed his relationship to his campaign’s foreign policy adviser. But the records show Papadopoulos was actually in frequent touch with senior campaign officials about his efforts to connect Trump’s team with the Russian government. Papadopoulos was also offered damaging information on opponent Democrat Hillary Clinton from people he believed were connected to the Kremlin, according to the documents.” More …