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At the time Papadopoulos quit the [[Ben Carson]] campaign to volunteer for Trump, Papadopoulos was lured to London with an offer on a board of a front group known as the London Centre of International Law Practice (LCILP) which he accepted to pad his resume.<ref>https://medium.com/@Brian_Whit/the-trump-russia-affair-and-an-odd-company-in-london-9437e0343db2 </ref> Prof. [[Joseph Mifsud]] also worked with the group. Mifsud introduced Papadopoulos to Russian nationals living in the UK and working with retired UK intelligence officials.<ref>Mifsud told the [[Italian]] publication ''Repubblica'': “I am a member of the European Council on Foreign relations”, he adds, “and you know which is the only foundation I am member of? The [[Clinton Foundation]]. Between you and me, my thinking is [[left-leaning]]. But I predicted Trump’s victory as well as [[Brexit]]. Everyone of us wants peace. If the governments don’t talk each other, we citizens must keep talking”.<br>https://archive.is/uWdib#selection-623.1-623.356 </ref> One pretended to be [[Putin]]'s niece, and the other worked with a Russian think tank in London. Mifsud claimed to have access to Hillary Clinton's emails.<ref>http://al-bab.com/blog/2018/03/saudis-russians-and-italians-murky-world-joseph-mifsud</ref>

At the time Papadopoulos quit the [[Ben Carson]] campaign to volunteer for Trump, Papadopoulos was lured to London with an offer on a board of a front group known as the London Centre of International Law Practice (LCILP) which he accepted to pad his resume.<ref>https://medium.com/@Brian_Whit/the-trump-russia-affair-and-an-odd-company-in-london-9437e0343db2 </ref> Prof. [[Joseph Mifsud]] also worked with the group. Mifsud introduced Papadopoulos to Russian nationals living in the UK and working with retired UK intelligence officials.<ref>Mifsud told the [[Italian]] publication ''Repubblica'': “I am a member of the European Council on Foreign relations”, he adds, “and you know which is the only foundation I am member of? The [[Clinton Foundation]]. Between you and me, my thinking is [[left-leaning]]. But I predicted Trump’s victory as well as [[Brexit]]. Everyone of us wants peace. If the governments don’t talk each other, we citizens must keep talking”.<br>https://archive.is/uWdib#selection-623.1-623.356 </ref> One pretended to be [[Putin]]'s niece, and the other worked with a Russian think tank in London. Mifsud claimed to have access to Hillary Clinton's emails.<ref>http://al-bab.com/blog/2018/03/saudis-russians-and-italians-murky-world-joseph-mifsud</ref>

In September Papadopoulos was lured back to London by [[Stefan Halper]] with a promise of $3000 and airfare to write a paper. Halper and Downer have connections to the shadowy UK security firm of Hakluyt (Halper wrote two books with the Hakluyt representative in the US and Downer sat on its advisory board).<ref>https://themarketswork.com/2018/05/09/dearlove-connections-uk-intel-firm-hakluyt-alexander-downer-stefan-halper-papadopoulos/ </ref> Halper, who publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton, asked Papadopoulos about the emails Hillary Clinton stole from the State Department and National Archives and Records Administration.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/05/25/inspector-general-emails-n2168766?amp=true</ref>

In September Papadopoulos was lured back to London by [[Stefan Halper]] with a promise of $3000 and airfare to write a paper. Halper and Downer have connections to the shadowy UK security firm of ][[Hakluyt]] (Halper wrote two books with the Hakluyt representative in the US and Downer sat on its advisory board).<ref>https://themarketswork.com/2018/05/09/dearlove-connections-uk-intel-firm-hakluyt-alexander-downer-stefan-halper-papadopoulos/ </ref> Halper, who publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton, asked Papadopoulos about the emails Hillary Clinton stole from the State Department and National Archives and Records Administration.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/05/25/inspector-general-emails-n2168766?amp=true</ref>

During Papadopoulos' encounter with Downer in the London pub, Papadopoulos told Downer about the meetings with Mifsud and friends. Downer reported what Papadopoulos said to [[US State Department]] back channels, who told John Brennan, who told [[Comey]], [[McCabe]] and [[Strzok]], who then opened a counterintelligence investigation based on the unverified, unvetted information to violate the civil and Constitutional rights of members of the Trump campaign, and interfere in the [[2016 presidential election]].

During Papadopoulos' encounter with Downer in the London pub, Papadopoulos told Downer about the meetings with Mifsud and friends. Downer reported what Papadopoulos said to [[US State Department]] back channels, who told John Brennan, who told [[Comey]], [[McCabe]] and [[Strzok]], who then opened a counterintelligence investigation based on the unverified, unvetted information to violate the civil and Constitutional rights of members of the Trump campaign, and interfere in the [[2016 presidential election]].