Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for lying to the FBI.

He is the first former campaign aide to be sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

Papadopoulos admitted to lying to investigators about conversations he had with Maltese professor Joseph Mifsud, who told Papadopoulos that the Russian government had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton during the election.

George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy aide to President Donald Trump's campaign, has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for lying to the FBI.


The sentence was imposed Friday in federal court in Washington, DC. In addition to prison, a federal judge ordered Papadopoulos to pay a $9,500 fine and complete 300 hours of community service.He is the first former campaign aide to be sentenced in the special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

Papadopoulos apologized for his actions during his sentencing hearing on Friday, telling the judge that he had made a "dreadful mistake" and was eager for redemption. Prosecutors sought a sentence of up to six months, while defense lawyers asked for probation.


Papadopoulos' case was the first to detail a member of the Trump campaign having knowledge of Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election while it was ongoing.

He pleaded guilty last year to lying to investigators during a January 2017 FBI interview about conversations he had with Maltese professor Joseph Mifsud, who told Papadopoulos in March 2016 that the Russian government had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton in the form of thousands of hacked emails.