Gas. We have the latest. Enough developments this morning for a spy novel, maybe even a russian spy novel. Acknowledges he was once contactedwy russian intelligence. Separately this morning the russian post with details of a meeting between a connected russian and an International Man of streeg, working reportedly and unofficially on behalf of the trump team. All of this in hours from now the House Intelligence Committee is expected to conduct their investigation on all of this. This comes after weeks of discord between members and calls for devin nunes to recuse himself after his controversial trip to the white house. We go to ma knew ra shoe on capitol hill. What can you tell us . Yeah, thats right. Actually right now the House Republican Conference Meeting behind closed doors to discuss Health Care Issues and other matters. But of course this issue of russia continues to dominate the Intelligence Committee, including devin nunes. There has been a lot of questions since those reports
This hour, ill speak with former u. S. Attorney, preet bharara. First, lets go to sarah murray with more on the papadopoulos sentencing. He got two weeks in prison and a fine. Thats right, wolf. It seems the judge did really believe George Papadopoulos felt bald for lying to investigators and so he will be incarcerated, but not for long. Tonight, George Papadopoulos, a former Foreign Policy adviser to the Trump Campaign, sentenced to two weeks in prison and a 9500 fine. Papadopoulos expressing regret for lying to investigators about his kremlin linked contacts, telling the judge, people point and snicker and i am terribly depressed. His lawyer argued for leniency, saying his client was nay eve and a fool. Its a rigell witch hunt. But claiming trumps comments had done more to harm the investigation than his clients lies. The 31yearold, now the first member of the president s team to be sentenced as part of the russia vest xwags and the whus and its allies had been b eager to down play p