Australian Govt denies Trump man's Downer "deep state" plot claim

The Australian government has dismissed claims by a former Trump campaign aide that former foreign minister Alexander Downer was a spy and part of a “deep state” plot before the 2016 US presidential election.

Trump man Papadopoulos takes aim at Downer after Mueller report

George Papadopoulos, who had an infamous meeting with Alexander Downer at a London bar before Donald Trump’s 2016 election win and ended up in jail, says he feels vindicated after the release of a summary of Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling.

George Papadopoulos, (left) the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, is guided as he arrives for his first appearance before congressional investigators on Capitol Hill. Photo: AP/Carolyn Kaster

Alexander Downer's foe questioned by Washington investigation

George Papadopoulos, a former adviser to Donald Trump’s election campaign who claims Alexander Downer and the Australian government spied on him, has testified for six hours before sparsely attended US congressional committees in Washington, DC.