American newspaper The Washington Post is reporting that a London-based Maltese Professor served as the link between the Donald Trump Campaign team and the Russian government.
The Maltese person was identified as Joseph Mifsud from the London Academy of Diplomacy. Mifsud's name cropped up in an investigation surrounding Trump's advisor George Papadopoulos. Reports said that Papadopoulos had struck a deal with federal agents investigating the possible influence of Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign.
It appears, according to the Washington Post, that Mifsud was the link between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. According to court documents, it was Mifsud who told Papadopoulos that the Russians had 'dirt' on presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
It is believed that Mifsud had introduced Papadopoulos to a Russian national 'close to officials at the Russian foreign ministry'. Reports say Mifsud had once addressed a press conference with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat about an initiative to bring more tertiary education pluralism to Malta. Mifsud once served as personal assistant to then foreign minister Michael Frendo.
When contacted by the Washington Post, Mifsud insisted he had 'absolutely no contact with the Russian government and that the only links he had were of academic nature.
from The Malta Independent http://ift.tt/2xEpPLE
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