Mueller Now Investigating Whether U.A.E Bought Influence In Trump Admin

Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation is expanding rapidly, and Trump should be very worried.

There is a new line of inquiry in the Special Counsel investigation.

According to a new report, Mueller’s investigators are now looking into whether an adivser to the leader of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has improperly influenced policy in the Trump White House.

The New York Times reported Saturday that Special Counsel Mueller’s team is looking into a Lebanese-American businessman named George Nader. Nader is an adviser to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, the crown prince of the UAE.

According to the New York Times report, George Nader visited the Trump White House frequently last year

And investigators are examining whether Nader was able to influence White House policymaking.

The report suggests that Mueller’s investigation has expanded beyond Russian election meddling and that the Special Counsel has found new potential wrongdoing by the Trump administration.

Mueller’s investigators have been asking witnesses about attempts by the Emiratis to buy influence in the Trump White House by supporting Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Importantly, George Nader is a business associate of Erik Prince the controversial brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and founder of Blackwater, the private mercenary firm.

It was reported last year that Erik Prince had lobbied the Trump administration to hire him to privatize the war in Afghanistan.

Read the full New York Times report here.

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