The donations earned Khawaja access to Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign and a post-election Oval Office visit with Trump. Federal donor records show Khawaja gave millions of dollars to Democratic candidates, including the main political action committee supporting Clinton’s campaign. AdvertisementThe indictment alleges that Khawaja, Nader and another defendant, Rudy Dekermenjian, attended an event to support Clinton in April 2016. Those contributions, made to various political committees, totaled more than $1.8 million, according to federal prosecutors. Boulos, Diab, Hill and Whipple also are charged with obstructing the grand jury’s investigation by allegedly lying to the FBI.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 04, 2019 12:22 UTC