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JUST POSTED: Mueller appears to be broadening the investigation; hes looking at whether an adviser to the UAE is influencing US policy
Muellers Focus on Adviser to United Arab Emirates Indicates Widening of Inquiry
WASHINGTON George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman, has hovered on the fringes of international diplomacy for three decades. He was a back-channel negotiator with Syria during the Clinton administration, reinvented himself as an adviser to the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates, and last year was a frequent visitor to President Trumps White House.
Mr. Nader is now a focus of the investigation by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel. In recent weeks, Mr. Muellers investigators have questioned Mr. Nader and have pressed witnesses for information about any possible attempts by the Emiratis to buy political influence by directing money to support Mr. Trump during the presidential campaign, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.
The investigators have also asked about Mr. Naders role in White House policymaking, those people said, suggesting that the special counsel investigation has broadened beyond Russian election meddling to include Emirati influence on the Trump administration. The focus on Mr. Nader could also prompt an examination of how money from multiple countries has flowed through and influenced Washington during the Trump era.
How much this line of inquiry is connected to Mr. Muellers original task of investigating contacts between Mr. Trumps campaign and Russia is unclear. The examination of the U.A.E. comes amid a flurry of recent activity by Mr. Mueller.
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/us/politics/george-nader-mueller-investigation-united-arab-emirates.html?smid=pl-share
Some major players mentioned including Kushner, Bannon, Eric Prince, and Rex Tillerson.
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New: Mueller Focusing on Adviser to UAE ***to see if he is influencing US policy*** (Original Post)
MelissaB
Mar 2018
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MelissaB
(16,420 posts)1. ... snip
In one example of Mr. Naders influential connections, which has not been previously reported, last fall he received a detailed report from a top Trump fund-raiser, Elliott Broidy, about a private meeting with the president in the Oval Office.
Mr. Broidy owns a private security company with hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts with the United Arab Emirates, and he extolled to Mr. Trump a paramilitary force that his company was developing for the country. He also lobbied the president to meet privately in an informal setting with the Emirates military commander and de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan; to back the U.A.E.s hawkish policies in the region; and to fire Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson.
A copy of Mr. Broidys memorandum about the meeting was provided to The New York Times by someone critical of the Emirati influence in Washington.
Mr. Trump has closely allied himself with the Emiratis, endorsing their strong support for the new heir to the throne in Saudi Arabia, as well as their confrontational approaches toward Iran and their neighbor Qatar. In the case of Qatar, which is the host to a major United States military base, Mr. Trumps endorsement of an Emirati- and Saudi-led blockade against that country has put him openly at odds with his secretary of state as well as with years of American policy.
Mr. Broidy owns a private security company with hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts with the United Arab Emirates, and he extolled to Mr. Trump a paramilitary force that his company was developing for the country. He also lobbied the president to meet privately in an informal setting with the Emirates military commander and de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan; to back the U.A.E.s hawkish policies in the region; and to fire Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson.
A copy of Mr. Broidys memorandum about the meeting was provided to The New York Times by someone critical of the Emirati influence in Washington.
Mr. Trump has closely allied himself with the Emiratis, endorsing their strong support for the new heir to the throne in Saudi Arabia, as well as their confrontational approaches toward Iran and their neighbor Qatar. In the case of Qatar, which is the host to a major United States military base, Mr. Trumps endorsement of an Emirati- and Saudi-led blockade against that country has put him openly at odds with his secretary of state as well as with years of American policy.
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)2. Made frequent trips to the WH meeting w/ Bannon & Kushner
to discuss policy.
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)3. Boom from the baby canon.