Middleman helped Saudi give to Obama inaugural

[Sailor]

This from AP. Reasonably non partisan.

https://wtop.com/inauguration/2019/1...ama-inaugural/

"When President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012, a Saudi tycoon and his business associate sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the U.S. to help pay for the inaugural celebration and get a picture with the president, according to court documents and an analysis of campaign finance records by The Associated Press.

U.S. election law prohibits foreign nationals from making those sorts of political contributions. But the donations Sheikh Mohammed Al Rahbani tried to send to Obama’s inaugural committee were funneled through a seasoned straw donor, the records and the AP analysis show.

That intermediary, Imaad Zuberi, agreed this month to plead guilty to making illegal campaign contributions to several American political candidates on behalf of foreign nationals. He is also set to plead guilty to concealing his work as a foreign agent as he lobbied high-level U.S. government officials."

More at the link. Hehehehehe

[Grokmaster]

LOOK!!! HE REALLY DOES SWALLOW, JUST LIKE HE PROMISED !!!!

[archives]

Impeach him

[Sailor]

Impeach him

Little late for that obviously. Not jail time though.

[Stretch]

This from AP. Reasonably non partisan.

https://wtop.com/inauguration/2019/1...ama-inaugural/

"When President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012, a Saudi tycoon and his business associate sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the U.S. to help pay for the inaugural celebration and get a picture with the president, according to court documents and an analysis of campaign finance records by The Associated Press.

U.S. election law prohibits foreign nationals from making those sorts of political contributions. But the donations Sheikh Mohammed Al Rahbani tried to send to Obama’s inaugural committee were funneled through a seasoned straw donor, the records and the AP analysis show.

That intermediary, Imaad Zuberi, agreed this month to plead guilty to making illegal campaign contributions to several American political candidates on behalf of foreign nationals. He is also set to plead guilty to concealing his work as a foreign agent as he lobbied high-level U.S. government officials."

More at the link. Hehehehehe

Fascinating article. Shines an equal light on all kinds of participants offering/receiving foreign money
for photos, influence and support. no doubt this stuff has gone on for a long time. It's just a lot easier
these days to discover and expose it in the electronic age. A few hundred thousand for a picture? That's
quite a tidy little "this for that". LOL