Mr. Nader’s cultivation of Mr. Broidy, laid out in documents provided to The New York Times, provides a case study in the way two Persian Gulf monarchies have sought to gain influence inside the Trump White House. Mr. Nader has now been called back from abroad to provide additional testimony, one person familiar with the matter said this week. Two people close to Mr. Broidy said he had not been contacted by the special counsel’s investigators. PhotoLater in the fall, Mr. Nader complained that the Secret Service had stopped him from getting his picture taken with Mr. Trump at a fund-raiser. Mr. Broidy was apparently able to deliver: On Dec. 14, he emailed Mr. Nader his photograph grinning next to Mr. Trump.

Source: New York Times March 21, 2018 21:59 UTC