At a Chicago nightclub, George Papadopoulos allegedly makes explosive new claim about Jeff Sessions

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On Thursday at a Chicago nightclub, Papadopoulos had some drinks and, in a conversation with a new acquaintance, allegedly made new and explosive claims about Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Papadopoulos, according to this new acquaintance, said that Sessions was well aware of the contact between Papadopoulos and Joseph Mifsud, an academic from Malta with high-level connections in Russia. Papadopoulos’ indictment revealed that Mifsud had told Papadopoulos that the Russians had “‘dirt’ on then-candidate Hillary Clinton in the form of ‘thousands of emails.'”

Jason Wilson, a computer programmer who lives in Chicago, told ThinkProgress that Papadopoulos said during their conversation that “Sessions encouraged me” to find out anything he could about the hacked Hillary Clinton emails that Mifsud had mentioned.

Wilson said he recognized Papadopoulos and his wife Simona Mangiante at Hydrate, a Chicago nightclub, on Thursday night at approximately 11 p.m. Wilson sat down their table and introduced himself. He said the couple, who were drinking vodka, were extremely friendly and a bit flattered that Wilson had recognized them.

After some conversation about the city and their marriage, Wilson turned the topic to the Russia investigation, asking Papadopoulos whether he thought Wilson would be disappointed when all the facts came out. Papadopoulos responded that things were “just getting started” and emphasized Sessions’ role, particularly his connection to Papadopoulos’ contacts with Mifsud.


Wilson provided ThinkProgress with a photo of Papadopoulos, Mangiante, and himself outside of Hydrate. The bar’s address is visible over Papadopoulos’ shoulder.


https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/980798993914585088/a5LJ-qXQ?format=jpg&name=600x314

Simona Mangiante, in an interview with ThinkProgress on Friday night, confirmed that she was at Hydrate with George Papadopoulos on Thursday.

In an interview last December with ABC News, Mangiante said that Papadopoulos was “constantly in touch with high-level officials in the campaign.” Speaking on Friday with ThinkProgress, Mangiante said that Sessions was one of the officials in contact with Papadopoulos. “(Sessions) talked with George,” Mangiante said. She declined to provide further details.


https://thinkprogress.org/george-papadopoulos-new-claim-jeff-sessions-chicago-nightclub-da653988529c/

[Maeve]

1. The man's mouth runs on alcohol

It also digs holes faster than he can climb out of them

[atreides1]

2. They're going to find him one day

In a dumpster in an alley, wrapped up in an old carpet...

[Hugin]

9. Obviously a home renovation accident.

It'll be declared a new decor suicide.

Tsk! Worst case they've ever seen on Faux & Frauds.

[Botany]

23. No body will ever be found.

Popadopoulos is just going to wind up missing very soon not unless
Mueller has him under some kind of protection. I think "the Professor"
who was Popadopoulos' contact in Europe has gone missing too.

"After some conversation about the city and their marriage, Wilson turned the topic to the Russia
investigation, asking Papadopoulos whether he thought Wilson would be disappointed when all the
facts came out. Papadopoulos responded that things were “just getting started” and emphasized
Sessions’ role, particularly his connection to Papadopoulos’ contacts with Mifsud."

[Hugin]

7. Yeah, sure looks like he's got a bottle problem.

He would be considered a liability by the Mob.

(and probably is by this group of thugs.)

[BobTheSubgenius]

29. After Nunberg's incredible meltdown, this leaves me wondering.

Is it possible that the stress of "working" for a madman coupled with personal legal exposure that Meuller's team might be drawing ever nearer is creating a syndrome in miniature? Perhaps there are several more drones that are aware enough to know they are either in, or right next door to, serious personal peril...but their self-medicating has left them without enough awareness to stop themselves from opening their mouths to change feet?

For some inexplicable reason, my brain has pulled up an image from North Dallas Forty:

"You did the right thing. Lying can be very good for a relationship."

[DiverDave]

60. Real prison

They know donny hasn't got their backs.
And this kind of stuff is a line to Leavenworth.
Not a medium security joint.
I've heard from guy's that were at the federal prison
In Borax. ( I worked with them at Edwards AFB)
They ALL said that Leavenworth was HARD time.
They will trip all over themselves to cooperate with the investigation.

[George II]

31. Mueller should give him a couple of drinks every time he questions him.

[barbtries]

32. i'm starting to think

he has a drinking problem.

[MontanaMama]

3. George ought to stick

to being a coffee boy...just a suggestion.

[Roland99]

40. Heh

[enough]

4. In vino veritas. NT

[LuckyCharms]

12. .

[flying_wahini]

42. You mean in Vodka Veritas?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

56. In Vodka Pravda.

Nostrovia.

[Sanity Claws]

5. A man of poor judgment and discretion

It shows how poorly 45 did vetting. But let's be thankful for it. Thanks to his alcohol issues, we know more than we otherwise would have.

[bettyellen]

52. Sociopaths exploit those with weaknesses and Trump would have learned this at home-

Winning his place in the business after his brother became an alcoholic, they seem to be a type he gravitates to- so he can denigrate them later.

[bitterross]

6. Well, lets hope he ran his mouth like that to Mueller

The only thing this does is give Sessions the confirmation that Mueller knows Sessions lied under oath at his confirmation hearings. Can't wait for that indictment.

[SonofDonald]

25. You know he told this to Mueller

If he'll blab about it to a stranger in a bar (twice now), he told it to Mueller when confronted.

Notice how we learn something new every week now?, anybody who denies the rat fudging by these bastards just isn't paying attention.

When it's time to drop the truth Mueller knows and can prove its gonna be EPIC.

[barbtries]

33. he has to tell Mueller

i have no doubt that is part of the agreement and he goes to prison if it turns out he was lying or omitting relevant facts.

[NCTraveler]

8. This guy is going to get drunk and fall a lot in his hotel room. Nt

[Volaris]

21. He's gonna fall right on that bullet...twice.

[True Blue American]

30. Out of a 10TH story window.

[SkyDaddy7]

43. Fall out the 10th window...

Trying to install a new hot tub!!

[True Blue American]

46. Just like Hot Tub Tom DeLay.

[SkyDaddy7]

63. +1000 nt.

[druidity33]

54. Defenestrated! nt.

[awesomerwb1]

10. Hey George and Simona

keep drinking!

[triron]

11. Sessions

is part of the conspiracy. Another traitor.

[Achilleaze]

13. The republican Perjurer General has betrayed America

He's in the Shithole of Betrayal as deep as Dirty Donny*

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[njhoneybadger]

14. Who stole my cookies

[Sneederbunk]

15. The Elf is not happy.

[bucolic_frolic]

16. Significant

Another line of inquiry. More contacts, more connections in the web. Does OSC know?

[NastyRiffraff]

17. Keep drinking, George!

After an epic binge, most of the truth may be blurted out of his mouth.

[meow2u3]

18. Loose Lips strikes again

Keep drinking to your heart's content. Keep on singin'.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Loose lips sink ships...

SS. Sessions might be headed straight for Davey Jones' Locker, with Papadopoulos standing on the deck waving a vodka bottle (a very appropriate choice of liquor).

[meow2u3]

20. In Vodka Veritas

Keep up the loose lips, Papadapolous! We'll provide the vodka for you.

[TalenaGor]

22. lol we should get this guy drunk more often - its truth syrum!

I think we should send gifts of alcohol to George by the thousands lol

[sandensea]

24. And if Sessions was in on it, you can bet Bitchy Mitchy was as well.

Thick as thieves, those two.

[Farmer-Rick]

26. I've always said that you don't need to torture and beat up people to get at the truth

Just give them a couple of drinks. They used beer to get info from the Nazis.

[triron]

27. knr

[DownFromTheMountain]

28. Just what was that dirt again?

I'm trying to remember what the "dirt" turned out to be...?

[UCmeNdc]

34. Sessions again?

Sessions is up to his neck in this cover up!

[NoMoreRepugs]

35. Mueller and his team are like Oppenheimer and his team.

Building something that when it explodes the world will never be the same.

[mountain grammy]

36. Hey, keep partying..and keep babbling.

[Tatiana]

37. First of all, let's thank the great patriot Jason Wilson...

Who recognized this idiot, was informed enough to try to solicit some details from him, and then let us all know what he said.

Send Papadopoulos to AA and some location out of sight before he gets "disappeared."

[Hassin Bin Sober]

38. Hydrate is a gay dance club.

I guess some straight people like to hang out in the gay dance clubs. Some girls I know prefer to go to gay clubs because they don't get bothered.

My buddy snapped a discrete picture of Papadopoulos in a Starbucks in Lincoln Square a couple weeks ago.

[mopinko]

47. how did we get custody of this nut?

i love this city. we have everything here. including traitors and criminals.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

48. I think his parents live on the NW side.

What nerve to show up in a club full of people his party and administration want to have no rights.

I hope his drinks are appropriately garnished.

[lunasun]

58. He lives in the Lincoln Square area of Chicago . He grew up in the NW Chicago suburbs

[vkkv]

39. Jeff Sessions, great patriot, or greatest patriot ever ??

Where is the "I want to lynch a racist right now" emoji ?

[Roland99]

41. Beauregard has Noregard, for the truth.

[MontanaMama]

45. Nicely done!

[poboy2]

44. r'd

[Vinca]

49. Keep Papadopoulos in booze and eventually the whole story will come out.

[mehrrh]

50. Let's hope Mueller is on this

Papadopolous gets loose lips when he drinks.
Good for the country!

[Achilleaze]

51. republican traitors to America deserve a full measure of justice

Try them, convict them, incarcerate them.

[HopeAgain]

53. Papadop may be in big trouble

Talking about the case like this may be a violation of his Plea Agreement with Mueller. Once you enter into a plea with an agreement to cooperate, you usually agree not to discuss the case with people so as to jeopardize the ongoing investigation. Mueller may need to put him behind bars to keep him out of the bars.

[librechik]

55. I was just thinking same thing.

not sure whether to believe this tidbit!

[lunasun]

57. What ? There for the drag show , or the strippers ? Whatever big mouth

Best ...brightest ...

[Blue Owl]

59. Absolut Papadopoulos

n/t

[Chicago1980]

61. Hydrate?

That's a gay club in Boystown

http://www.hydratechicago.com

[marble falls]

62. I'm for anything that gives Jeffy Sessions angina.