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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Trump calls former campaign aide who pleaded guilty a ‘liar’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIn an early morning Twitter rant, US President Donald Trump blast the “fake” media and his Democratic rivals and calls a former campaign aide who has pleaded guilty in the Russia probe a “liar.”
The attack comes a day after special counsel Robert Mueller announced charges against three aides to Trump’s campaign who were indicted as part of a sprawling investigation into Russian efforts to influence the vote.
One of the three, George Papadopoulos, who Trump has previously called an “excellent guy,” pleaded guilty earlier this month on a charge of lying to the FBI about his Kremlin-related contacts.
The Fake News is working overtime. As Paul Manaforts lawyer said, there was "no collusion" and events mentioned took place long before he…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017
….came to the campaign. Few people knew the young, low level volunteer named George, who has already proven to be a liar. Check the DEMS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017
The other two, former campaign chief Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, pleaded not guilty Monday on charges of conspiracy, money laundering and other counts.
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