Russia investigation witness charged with allegedly funneling millions to Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.
"Khawaja and Nader allegedly made these contributions in an effort to gain influence with high-level political figures, including the candidate."
The indictment doesn’t name the specific campaign but includes text messages from Nader to an official from the foreign country saying, “Had a terrific meeting with my Big Sister H. You will be most delighted.” In addition, the timing of the events and fundraisers matches Clinton campaign events. The indictment refers to a Candidate 2 and the text messages make it clear that candidate is Trump. Khawaja allegedly texted Nader on WhatsApp saying, “That’s why we need birthday gift, If [Candidate 2] gets elected its over for the Arabs,” the indictment says.
The indictment says that Khawaja’s company donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee and attended the inaugural with Nader.in the Seychelles islands between Erik Prince, a Trump supporter and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' brother, and Kirill Dmitriev, the chief executive officer of Russia's sovereign wealth fund and a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Nader, 60, a Lebanese American with political connections in the Middle East, was also business partners with Elliott Broidy, a top fundraiser for Trump in the 2016 election.
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