U.S. Department of Justice
Attorney Work Product // May Contain Material Protected Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)
Papadopoulos's and Mifsud's mentions of seeing each other "tomorrow" referenced a meeting that the two had scheduled for the next morning, April 12, 2016, at the Andaz Hotel in London. Papadopoulos acknowledged the meeting during interviews with the Office,[1] and records from Papadopoulos's UK cellphone and his internet-search history all indicate that the meeting took place.[2]
Following the meeting, Mifsud traveled as planned to Moscow.[3] On April 18, 2016, while in Russia, Mifsud introduced Papadopoulos over email to Ivan Timofeev, a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).[4] Mifsud had described Timofeev as having connections with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),[5] the executive entity in Russia responsible for Russian foreign relations.[6] Over the next several weeks, Papadopoulos and Timofeev had multiple conversations over Skype and email about setting "the groundwork" for a "potential" meeting between the Campaign and Russian government officials.[7] Papadopoulos told the Office that, on one Skype call, he believed that his conversation with Timofeev was being monitored or supervised by an unknown third party, because Timofeev spoke in an official manner and Papadopoulos heard odd noises on the line.[8] Timofeev also told Papadopoulos in an April 25, 2016 email that he had just spoken "to Igor Ivanov[,] the President of RIAC and former Foreign Minister of Russia," and conveyed Ivanov's advice about how best to arrange a "Moscow visit."[9]
After a stop in Rome, Mifsud returned to England on April 25, 2016.[10] The next day, Papadopoulos met Mifsud for breakfast at the Andaz Hotel (the same location as their last
- ↑ Papadopoulos 9/19/17 302, at 7.
- ↑ 4/12/16 Email, Mifsud to Papadopoulos (5:44:39 a.m.) (forwarding Libya-related document); 4/12/16 Email, Mifsud to Papadopoulos & Obaid (10:28:20 a.m.); Papadopoulos Internet Search History (Apr. 11, 2016 10:56:49 p.m.) (search for "andaz hotel liverpool street"); 4/12/16 Text Messages, Mifsud & Papadopoulos.
- ↑ See, e.g., 4/18/16 Email, Mifsud to Papadopoulos (8:04:54 a.m.).
- ↑ Papadopoulos 8/10/17 302, at 5.
- ↑ Papadopoulos Statement of Offense ¶ 11.
- ↑ During the campaign period, Papadopoulos connected over LinkedIn with several MFA-affiliated individuals in addition to Timofeev. On April 25, 2016, he connected with Dmitry Andreyko, publicly identified as a First Secretary at the Russian Embassy in Ireland. In July 2016, he connected with Yuriy Melnik, the spokesperson for the Russian Embassy in Washington and with Alexey Krasilnikov, publicly identified as a counselor with the MFA. And on September 16, 2016, he connected with Sergei Nalobin, also identified as an MFA official. See Papadopoulos LinkedIn Connections IT
- ↑ Papadopoulos Statement of Offense ¶ 11.
- ↑ Papadopoulos 8/10/17 302, at 5; Papadopoulos 9/19/17 302, at 10.
- ↑ 4/25/16 Email, Timofeev to Papadopoulos (8:16:35 a.m.).
- ↑ 4/22/16 Email, Mifsud to Papadopoulos (12:41:01 a.m.).
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