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Old 03-03-2018, 09:40 PM
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This is interesting, in a way. There is much more than this so here is some.

Mueller’s Focus on Adviser to U.A.E. Indicates Broader 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 Trump’s White House.

Mr. Nader is now a focus of the investigation by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel. In recent weeks, Mr. Mueller’s 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. Nader’s 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. Mueller’s original task of investigating contacts between Mr. Trump’s campaign and Russia is unclear. The examination of the U.A.E. comes amid a flurry of recent activity by Mr. Mueller.

Last month, investigators negotiated a plea agreement with Rick Gates, Mr. Trump’s deputy campaign manager, and indicted 13 Russians on charges related to a scheme to incite political discord in the United States before the 2016 election.

In one example of Mr. Nader’s 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. Broidy’s 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. Trump’s 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.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/u...-emirates.html
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Old 03-04-2018, 08:37 PM
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This is interesting, in a way. There is much more than this so here is some.

Mueller’s Focus on Adviser to U.A.E. Indicates Broader 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 Trump’s White House.

Mr. Nader is now a focus of the investigation by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel. In recent weeks, Mr. Mueller’s 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. Nader’s 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. Mueller’s original task of investigating contacts between Mr. Trump’s campaign and Russia is unclear. The examination of the U.A.E. comes amid a flurry of recent activity by Mr. Mueller.

Last month, investigators negotiated a plea agreement with Rick Gates, Mr. Trump’s deputy campaign manager, and indicted 13 Russians on charges related to a scheme to incite political discord in the United States before the 2016 election.

In one example of Mr. Nader’s 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. Broidy’s 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. Trump’s 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.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/u...-emirates.html
Hmm... looks like Mueller has gone rogue.
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Old 03-04-2018, 09:32 PM
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Hmm... looks like Mueller has gone rogue.
Not really, just following the money breadcrumbs.
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Old 03-04-2018, 10:04 PM
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Hmm... looks like Mueller has gone rogue.
Benghazi was rogue, there never was anything there.

There has not been a lot of hollering about Mueller and Rosenstein for a while. Is it Gates flipping? Perhaps, since this is now getting right into DJT's campaign. Could Manafort be next?
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Old 03-04-2018, 11:09 PM
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Hmm... looks like Mueller has gone rogue.
As whoever you were reading should know but probably didn't mention, Mueller's remit includes any crimes uncovered during his investigation.
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Old 03-05-2018, 06:23 AM
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Mueller subpoenas massive trove of documents from Trump and his campaign: report

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The names of people targeted in the subpoena include everyone from Steve Bannon and Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen to Hope Hicks, Paul Manafort and Roger Stone.
As the collusion and corruption investigation continues, Trump is musing about becoming president for life.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/mue...mpaign-report/
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Old 03-05-2018, 11:29 AM
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Trump Organization orders tee markers featuring presidential seal

http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...sidential-seal

Just another example of blatant disregard for the law by the Trump crime family. Whell and his idiot friends must be so proud of their Dear Leader.
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Old 03-05-2018, 12:52 PM
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Trump Organization orders tee markers featuring presidential seal

http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...sidential-seal

Just another example of blatant disregard for the law by the Trump crime family. Whell and his idiot friends must be so proud of their Dear Leader.
I hope the GAO (or whomever is in charge) counts the artwork and silverware once that noxious family leaves our White House.
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Old 03-05-2018, 01:58 PM
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I hope someone presses charges for using the seal improperly.
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Old 03-05-2018, 02:05 PM
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Trump evicted and chiseled from Panama hotel.
Judge, police help oust Trump Hotels from Panama property: https://apnews.com/c8060d797d954c2fa90a5645b0269e32

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