REPORT: TRUMP ADVISER TRIED TO SET RUSSIA MEETING

During the 2016 campaign, one of Donald Trump’s foreign policy advisers repeatedly tried to set up meetings between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, but his efforts were consistently rebuffed, The Washington Post reported Monday.

George Papadopoulos, a Trump campaign volunteer, tried to set up a meeting between the campaign and Russian officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, at least six times from March to September 2016, according to internal campaign emails obtained by the Post.

Papadopoulos, whom Trump listed as a member of his foreign policy advisory team in March 2016, sent an email that same month with the subject line: “Meeting with Russian Leadership - Including Putin.” Papadopoulos said he wanted to set up “a meeting between us and the Russian leadership to discuss USRussia ties under President Trump,” according to the Post.