After being interviewed by FBI agents, Papadopoulos deactivated his Facebook account, which contained correspondences with Russians, and created a new one.[29] Papadopoulos was arrested at Washington-Dulles International Airport on July 27, 2017, and he has since been cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation.[20] On October 5, 2017, Papadopoulos pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to making false statements to FBI agents relating to contacts he had with agents of the Russian government while working for the Trump campaign.[30][31] The guilty plea was part of a plea bargain reflecting his cooperation with the Mueller investigation.[20] Papadopoulos's arrest and guilty plea became public on October 30, 2017, when court documents showing the guilty plea were unsealed.[32]