The wife of former Trump campaign aide George PapadopoulosGeorge Demetrios PapadopoulosTale of two FBI cases: Clinton got warned, Trump got investigated Trump says he would consider pardons for those implicated in Mueller investigation New FBI document confirms the Trump campaign was investigated without justification MORE on Monday appealed to President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE to pardon her husband, who pleaded guilty last year in special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s probe.

Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos told Fox News’s Tucker Carlson that her husband was “dedicated and committed” to the Trump campaign. She said his “freedom is challenged” after he pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI last October amid the probe into Russia's election interference.

“So I trust and hope and ask to President Trump to pardon him. I hope he will,” she said.

George Papadopoulos' wife Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos: "I trust and hope and ask to President Trump to pardon him." pic.twitter.com/ASYP0RE7Vj — Fox News (@FoxNews) June 4, 2018

Papadopoulos was arrested in July and pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russians. He agreed to cooperate with Mueller's investigation.

Trump and the White House quickly sought to distance themselves from Papadopoulos after his plea, dismissing him as a low-level volunteer and a liar.

....came to the campaign. Few people knew the young, low level volunteer named George, who has already proven to be a liar. Check the DEMS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017

Papadopoulos has been free on bond since pleading guilty, but Mueller told a judge late last month that he is ready to move forward with sentencing in the case.

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Papadopoulos is one of at least four former Trump associates to plead guilty or be indicted as part of Mueller's probe.

The White House denied in March that it was considering pardons for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortOur Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Bannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE or former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who were both implicated in Mueller's investigation.

The president caused a stir on Monday morning when he declared on Twitter that he has “the absolute right to pardon myself.” He added that he has no reason to do so because he has “done nothing wrong.”

Trump has pardoned five individuals since taking office, including conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio and late heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson.