George Papadopoulos’ wife won’t testify before the House Intelligence Committee after travel expenses dispute

Published July 12, 2018 2:14pm ET



The wife of former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos will no longer appear before the House Intelligence Committee on July 18.

Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos told the Washington Examiner she originally accepted an invitation from Democrats on the House intel panel to testify in lieu of her husband, who is under a gag order. But she was informed late Wednesday by aides to Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the ranking member on the committee, that they would no longer be able to cover travel expenses incurred during her trip from Chicago to Washington, D.C.

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