President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos as a “liar” and “low level volunteer” after it was revealed a day earlier that he had secretly plead guilty and stuck a cooperation agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller.
“The Fake News is working overtime. As Paul Manafort lawyer said, there was ‘no collusion’ and events mentioned took place long before he…….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!” Trump tweeted in a pair of tweets Tuesday morning.
Trump followed up with one more post about tax cuts.
“I hope people will start to focus on our Massive Tax Cuts for Business (jobs) and the Middle Class (in addition to Democrat corruption)!” he wrote.
The posts marked Trump’s second Twitter screed since Mueller’s office announced Monday that Papadopoulos had secretly pleaded guilty three weeks ago to lying to federal agents about his contacts with Kremlin-connected Russians.
Papadopoulos, 30, spent 11 months on the Trump campaign as a volunteer foreign policy adviser after working for Ben Carson’s campaign.
Last year, Trump named Papadopoulos as a member of his foreign policy team and in an interview with the Washington Post called him an “excellent guy.”
Mueller’s office also announced Monday that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime business associate Rick Gates were indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 charges, including conspiracy against the U.S.
“Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. But why aren’t Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus?????” Trump tweeted Monday after the news broke, adding, “Also, there is NO COLLUSION!”