Figure linked to Trump transition charged with transporting child pornography
Source: WaPo
A key witness in former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller IIIs investigation of Russian election interference has been indicted by federal officials on child pornography charges, according to court documents.
George Nader, who had a previous criminal record on such charges, was charged in federal court in Virginia, and is expected to make an initial court appearance in New York.
Nader played an unusual role as a kind of liaison between Trump supporters, Middle East leaders, and Russians interested in making contact with the incoming administration in early 2017.
Nader was known to Trump associates as someone with political connections in the Middle East who could help them navigate the diplomacy of the region.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/figure-linked-to-trump-transition-charged-with-transporting-child-pornography/2019/06/03/caee8aca-862a-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html
Sanity Claws
(21,849 posts)IronLionZion
(45,460 posts)Republicans are often into some nasty shady stuff
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)I would put nothing past this administration.
volstork
(5,402 posts)Disgusting. Yet, par for the course...
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)He and his business partner, one sleazoid named Elliot Broidy, are foul people, FOUL - I been waiting for a Broidy indictment for a looong time now
Glad to see this FOUL NASTY MAN in the news again - hope its scaring the shit out of ELLIOT
Whassuppp, BROIDY??
LiberalLovinLug
(14,174 posts)Because maybe.....maybe....that might skim off enough of his supporters to ensure a victory in 2020. Although I would never bet on that anymore.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,011 posts)Prince MBZ of UAE seemed to facilitate social media manipulation and Nader was a connection to the tRump campaign.
Pre-election.
Let that sink in.
Link to tweet
Seth Abramson
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Jun 2
1/ POST-MUELLER INVESTIGATION #1, per the NYT: "Investigators are still examining the campaign contacts of an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation who has worked for Prince Mohammed [bin Zayed of the UAE]."
(NB: I'll list the three investigations, then explain them.)
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Seth Abramson
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Jun 2
2/ POST-MUELLER INVESTIGATION #2, per the NYT: "Investigators are still examining...a Lebanese-American businessman [George Nader] who acted as [a pre-election] emissary [for Mohammed bin Zayed of the UAE, also known as "MBZ"].
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Seth Abramson
?Verified account @SethAbramson
Jun 2
3/ POST-MUELLER INVESTIGATION #3, per the NYT: "Prosecutors are investigating whether another top Republican donor whose security company worked for the prince [Elliot Broidy, named RNC deputy finance chair post-election by Trump] should legally have registered as [MBZ's] agent."
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Seth Abramson
?Verified account @SethAbramson
Jun 2
4/ (The NEW YORK TIMES has also implied that a *fourth* investigation is ongoingbut because the reference to it mentions the "special counsel," I've held off on saying that the TIMES is "officially" reporting it as ongoing. In the next tweet I'll summarize its contours, though.)
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Seth Abramson
?Verified account @SethAbramson
Jun 2
5/ POST-MUELLER INVESTIGATION #4, per the NYT (see prior tweet for note): "[Prosecutors] also questioned Rashid al-Malik, an Emirati real-estate developer close to MBZ and...the head of Emirati intelligence. Mr. al-Malik is also close to Mr. Trumps friend Tom Barrack... (cont.)
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Much more.
colorado_ufo
(5,734 posts)At least, anyone normal who will stay?
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,011 posts)colorado_ufo
(5,734 posts)I stand corrected!
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Hulk
(6,699 posts)They couldn't care less.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)yardwork
(61,651 posts)jmowreader
(50,560 posts)An attempt to discredit the Mueller investigation, perhaps?
On the other hand, I find it unsurprising that one of the biggest attacks (after Hillary's emails, of course) the Trump camp made on our side was the Pizzagate hoax, and now it's coming to light that Republicans are doing all the things they accused Democrats of in that pseudo-scandal.
Lulu KC
(2,567 posts)Be careful.
"Deplorable" hardly begins to touch this.
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.386545/gov.uscourts.vaed.386545.2.0.pdf
pecosbob
(7,541 posts)This guy Nader is toast if they can't find a judge who will suppress the evidence siezed from him at the airport.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,036 posts)nitpicker
(7,153 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)Nader's the guy who arranged the Seychelles meeting with Prince and Kirill Dmitry(sp?) to arrange a back channel. According to Maddow, that plan never came to fruition because the Russian didn't like Prince.
Lars39
(26,109 posts)They led the frickin transition team!
progressoid
(49,991 posts)7. GEORGE AREF NADER, hereinafter *TS1ADER," is a citizen of the United States and Lebanon. On February 27,1991, NADER was indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia for violations of transporting child pornography. Title 18, United States Code, Section2252(a)(1), by a federal grand jury. The indictment resulted from a seizure of child pornography at the Washington-Dulles International Airport on July 26,1990 of two reels of video tape concealed in candy tins. On May 6,1991, NADER pled guilty to a single violation of Section2252(a)(1)
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.386545/gov.uscourts.vaed.386545.2.0.pdf
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)and it barely moves the news needle...
ck4829
(35,077 posts)riversedge
(70,243 posts)clementine613
(561 posts)... as he gets away with crime yet again.