Thread by @JuddLegum

1. You may recall that the FBI's investigation into Trump and Russia began when George Papadopoulos started talking in a London bar

Well, this weekend, George was talking again in a Chicago nightclub

We have the story

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2. First, what everyone agrees happened.

Everyone agrees George and his wife Simona were at the Hydrate nightclub in Chicago on Thursday.

They met a computer programer named Jason Wilson and discussed the Russia investigation.

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3. Jason tells me this about the conversation:

George told him that Sessions knew about his communications with Mifsud, the professor who told George about the hacked Russian emails, and encouraged George to find out as much as he could

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4. Simona tells me this about the conversation:

George talked with Jason about the investigation, but didn't reveal any new information and none of this is true

But Simona has been on TV saying George was in constant contact w/high level Trump officials

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5. In an interview Friday night, Simona told me that those high-level officials that George communicated with included Sessions. goo.gl/LzMWFo

6. Sessions also acknowledge talking to Papadopoulos. According to Sessions he tried to waive him away from contacts with Russia.

Reuters reported a couple of weeks ago that 3 people have told Mueller that isn't true goo.gl/LzMWFo