WARNING: The George Nader indictment is some SICK and EVIL ISH. Deeply disturbing. It’s wicked to the bone.
A former liaison between President Donald Trump‘s transition team and foreign officials has been indicted by federal officials over child pornography charges.
George Nader, a Lebanese-American business executive, has been under scrutiny for some time because of his reported connections with the Middle East and Russians who wanted to make early contact with 2017 transition officials. Nader served as a key witness to the special counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation, and according to court documents obtained on Monday by the Washington Post, he is now facing indictment in federal court in Virginia.
According to the report, Nader was served a subpoena last year while he was detained by federal agents at Dulles International Airport. It isn’t clear exactly what child porn charges Nader faces, but this indictment comes 28 years after he was convicted of transporting child pornography. He was let off with a light sentence at the time because of his involvement with an effort to secure U.S. hostages held in Lebanon.
Nader has been described as cooperating with investigators and provided grand jury testimony about his interactions with Trump supporters. Even so, the Post reports that there are outstanding questions about the purpose of a meeting Nader set up between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian official close to Vladimir Putin.
Soured deal considered as Mueller witness charged with child porn
Devlin Barrett, national security reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about the arrest of Robert Mueller witness George Nader on child porn charges and what that might indicate about any deals Nader may have cut with prosecutors for testimony about his dealings with the Trump transition and administration.
Child porn charges for Trump-tied Mueller witness raise questions
Rachel Maddow reports on the disturbing criminal past of George Nader as well as his unnerving influence within the Trump White House, and his crucial role as a witness in the Mueller report, all leading to bewildering (if not entirely surprising) child pornography charges filed against him today.
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He is absolute scum😠😠😠
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BILL BARR, Y’ALL
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