Record at a Glance
- Clemency type
- Pardon
- Presidential term
- 2017–2021
- Federal district
- District of Columbia
- Offense
- False statements
- Sentence
- 14 days' imprisonment; 12 months' supervised release conditioned upon 200 hours' community service within 11 months; $9,5000 fine (September 7, 2018)
Basic Official Record
This profile currently contains information drawn from official clemency records. Additional case history, context, and post-clemency developments are being reviewed and added.
Original Case
Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI. His agreed statement of offense described efforts to arrange contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian officials and a professor's statement to him that Russians possessed Clinton-related emails. His admissions concerned false accounts of the timing, extent and significance of those contacts.
Sources
- Primary Documentation
DOJ: Pardons Granted by President Donald J. Trump (2017–2021)U.S. Department of Justice2026-09-24 - Primary Documentation
DOJ clemency document: George PapadopoulosU.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney2026-09-24 active - Primary Documentation
George Papadopoulos statement of offense, October 5, 2017U.S. Department of Justice court-document archive2026-10-22