"I may have discussed Russia"

Carter Page: I may have discussed Russia in emails with Papadopoulos

By BRENT D. GRIFFITHS

Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, said he might have exchanged emails about Russia with a fellow adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the president's campaign and possible collusion with the Russian government.

"It may have come up, yeah," Page told MSNBC's Chris Hayes when asked whether he may have exchanged emails with George Papadopoulos and whether the two discussed Russia.

As he has in the past, Page repeatedly declined to provide direct answer to questions about his role on Trump's campaign.

Page and Papadopoulos both served as foreign policy advisers for the campaign. Trump also named both of them when he listed off those who were shaping his views on foreign policy during an interview with the Washington Post.

Page also said that he has not read legal documents unsealed on Monday that detail Papadopoulos' attempt to set up a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump.

Papadopoulos was arrested at Dulles Airport in July and has since served as a cooperating witness into Mueller's probe. As part of his deal, Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to making false statements to FBI agents.

While not mentioned in the indictment, Page has come under the fire in the past for a trip he took to Russia during the campaign. Page has stressed that the trip had nothing to do with the campaign.

He added that his name will be cleared when more details about the Christopher Steele dossier are made public. The dossier, which was eventually published by Buzzfeed, contains a number of allegations about Page, Trump and other officials who may have colluded with Russia.