Soloman is full of s***, don’t trust him. Here is the timeline.
1# Stefan Halper invites Papadopolus to England. Pays for his flight pays for his Hotel, pays him to write a paper.
2# Stefan Halper whispers in Papadopolus’s hear “Did you hear, the Russians have dirt on Hillary”
3# Papadopolus meets a Beautiful blond in England
4# Beautiful blond invites him to go out drink.
5# Beautiful blond plies Papadopolus with drink
6# Beautiful blond introduces Papadopolus to a “Friend” of her’s a Mr Drowner, who just happens to be the Australian Ambassador, and contributed Twenty-Five million Australian tax-payer money to the Clinton Foundation.
7# Mr. Downer informs the FBI a Trump campaign adviser has “Dirt on Hillary”
Yeah, all perfectly believable.
The Downer meeting with Pappadopolous has never been explained.