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kpete

(71,984 posts)
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 05:27 PM Mar 2018

Nader, key witness in special counsel Mueller's Russia probe, has reportedly fled USA--Headed To UAE

UPDATED:
Rachel Maddow MSNBC

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Kathy Ruemmler, lawyer for George Nader -- reported to be a cooperating witness for Mueller probe -- says this story (below) is "totally and unequivocally false" but says her client "is back and forth between the United States and the UAE












EXCLUSIVE: Mueller probe witness who met Jared Kushner and was 'best friends' with Steve Bannon flees the country after being revealed as a pedophile
Robert Mueller co-operating witness George Nader has fled the United States for the United Arab Emirates, DailyMail.com reveals
Nader, a convicted pedophile, was allegedly a paid adviser for the UAE's de facto ruler Mohammed bin Zayef and had close ties to the Trump administration
He has been interviewed twice by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his probe into Russian meddling and possible collusion with the Trump campaign
The Lebanese-born adviser was first stopped when he flew into Washington in January on his way to visit Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
Nader has been cooperating with investigators following the stop and his lawyer said he 'truthfully answered questions'
Investigators are interested in a 2016 Trump Tower meeting between bin Zayef, Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon which Nader was at and may have brokered
They also want to about a meeting he was at in the Seychelles, attended by Blackwater founder Erik Prince and UAE's de-facto ruler Mohammed bin Zayed


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5527313/George-Nader-key-witness-Muellers-Russia-probe-FLEES-US.html#ixzz5AQAljZji
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Nader, key witness in special counsel Mueller's Russia probe, has reportedly fled USA--Headed To UAE (Original Post) kpete Mar 2018 OP
WHAT? He did?!?! BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #1
And even fucking worse, OnDoutside Mar 2018 #4
So basically Trumps goons got him out of Dodge..... sunonmars Mar 2018 #6
Looks like it, and after Di Gennova was implicated in leaking the pedo information. OnDoutside Mar 2018 #9
Obstruction of justice in spades eleny Mar 2018 #8
As John Dean said, Trump is already beyond the Nixon amount of Obstruction of justice. OnDoutside Mar 2018 #11
Yup. And his fleeing has to make things look even worse eleny Mar 2018 #15
Nothing like screaming guilt than running....... sunonmars Mar 2018 #2
Someone screwed up on this one. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #3
You would have thought he'd have had to surrender his passport, as Manafort did. OnDoutside Mar 2018 #5
Yes. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #7
He was probably pretending to cooperate marylandblue Mar 2018 #10
Perhaps so, maybe also Mueller never expected someone in the WH to facilitate Nader's flight. I OnDoutside Mar 2018 #17
Probably right he never expected anyone to help him get out marylandblue Mar 2018 #18
I feel bad for second guessing Mueller, he's been on the money all along. OnDoutside Mar 2018 #19
Did he sneak out on the private jet with the malaise Mar 2018 #12
Maddow says maybe not: Kingofalldems Mar 2018 #13
Hope so, it is the Daily Mail after all marylandblue Mar 2018 #20
If I were him lapfog_1 Mar 2018 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author wishstar Mar 2018 #16

OnDoutside

(19,953 posts)
4. And even fucking worse,
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 05:32 PM
Mar 2018
But a source close to Zayed has said that Nader has now fled to the UAE after the Emirati prince pulled strings with US officials to secure his freedom to move.

A second source close to the Emirati royal family said Zayed is keen to know what Mueller asked his top adviser.

'George is back in the UAE, though I thought he'd be too scared to go there,' said the source. 'The fact that he's gone back there means he's obviously not worried. But MBZ is going to want to see him and know what he told the special counsel.'



That's outrageous.



sunonmars

(8,656 posts)
2. Nothing like screaming guilt than running.......
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 05:31 PM
Mar 2018

indict and convict him in absence and make he can never go anywhere again around the world.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
10. He was probably pretending to cooperate
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 05:37 PM
Mar 2018

I don't think they can make you give up your passport without an indoctment. Also Mueller can't make a deal on pedophilia, so no incentive for him to stay.

OnDoutside

(19,953 posts)
17. Perhaps so, maybe also Mueller never expected someone in the WH to facilitate Nader's flight. I
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 05:45 PM
Mar 2018

would be shocked if there's nothing more to be said about this.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
18. Probably right he never expected anyone to help him get out
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 05:58 PM
Mar 2018

Maybe they think if they keep committing crimes, Mueller will be too busy investigating to indict them?

OnDoutside

(19,953 posts)
19. I feel bad for second guessing Mueller, he's been on the money all along.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 06:06 PM
Mar 2018

If this is Nader absconding, this will be a massive story tomorrow.

lapfog_1

(29,199 posts)
14. If I were him
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 05:41 PM
Mar 2018

I would never leave whatever suite the emir has put him in, and I would hire some food tasters...

nerve agents being what they are and all...

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