The latter six were “charged with conspiring with Khawaja and each other to make conduit campaign contributions and conceal excessive contributions” and related offenses, U.S. authorities said. ADKhawaja’s donations earned him access to Clinton during the 2016 campaign and a post-election Oval Office visit with Trump, the Associated Press reported in a 2018 investigation. “As Khawaja and Nader arranged these payments, Nader allegedly reported to an official from a foreign government about his efforts to gain influence,” prosecutors said. Prosecutors are investigating potential money laundering, bank fraud and illegal foreign donations connected to the committee, which said it is cooperating with the probe. Nader was seen by Trump allies as a helpful operator for navigating politics in the Middle East.

Source: Washington Post December 04, 2019 01:13 UTC