Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The investigation into Trump associates' connections to Russia has some colorful characters. Among them, Joseph Mifsud, a Maltese professor with Russian ties. Mifsud met with a Trump campaign adviser in London last year. And after that adviser pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about the meetings, Mifsud vanished. NPR's Frank Langfitt set out in London to learn more about the mysterious professor. FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: Mifsud was an obscure academic until he was recently thrust into the headlines. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #1: Professor Joseph Mifsud, a middle-aged Maltese lecturer in diplomacy... LANGFITT: Professor Mifsud met a young Trump campaign aide named George Papadopoulos last year in London. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #2: Professor told defendant Papadopoulos that, quote, "they, the Russians, have dirt on her. The Russians had emails of Clinton. They have
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