Simona Mangiante

<h2><a class="thought-link" href="brain://En4XTIjoZEeGL7CZcEhZ9g/MinorityStatusReport">Minority Status Report</a></h2>

<p>Ms. Mangiante recently married <a class="thought-link" href="brain://6ztXAJNFi0mXNyvKLIH6bQ/GeorgePapadopoulos">George Papadopoulos</a>. In response to a Trump campaign adviser who described Mr. Papadopoulos&rsquo;s role in the campaign as that of a &ldquo;coffee boy,&rdquo; Ms. Mangiante publicly disputed this characterization and defended his cooperation with the Special Counsel. She stated that Mr. Papadopoulos had communicated with high level campaign officials, including <a class="thought-link" href="brain://qZYbGkEMU0OcTp7vy2mV9g/SteveBannon">Steve Bannon</a> and <a class="thought-link" href="brain://FPnI7WWl3kyNJMDM4Gu8Gw/MichaelFlynn">Michael Flynn</a>, and that Mr. Papadopoulos helped to organize a meeting between candidate Trump and <a class="thought-link" href="brain://ULXGcOno6Uu2guqGSMmxcQ/EgyptianPresidentElSisi">Egyptian President el-Sisi</a> through a connection he had at the Egyptian embassy &ndash; a claim that is consistent with other information provided to the Committee. Ms. Mangiante may have further information about Mr. Papadopoulos&rsquo;s campaign role, which would be of interest to the Committee.</p>