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2023-05-16 02:44:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 94A54D6AC3E94EC12B724D293EB0166B1A99E79949936530BB750A9A93788583
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The FBI opened its investigation when George Papadopoulos bragged to an Australian Diplomat how Russia was helping the Trump campaign dig up dirt on Hillary Clinton. The Diplomat, alarmed, went to FBI with this information. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/papadopoulos-brag-australian-diplomat-was-key-factor-fbi-s-russia-n833691 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/30/us/politics/how-fbi-russia-investigation-began-george-papadopoulos.html
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