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AP Exclusive: Middleman helped Saudi give to Obama inaugural
MSN News ^ | October 29, 2019 | Alan Sudermn and Jim Mustian, The Associated Press

Posted on 10/29/2019 1:24:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008election; 2012election; alansudermn; associatedpress; election2008; election2012; imaadzuberi; jimmustian; mohammedalrahbani; obama; scandal; theassociatedpress
Scandal free, they said.
1 posted on 10/29/2019 1:24:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

NOT A PINCH OF A SCANDAL..they are as innocent as a babies bottom they said..just because the commie media refuse to report on ANYTHING negative about their messiah Obama doesn’t mean it didnt happen, they were too busy protecting Obama rather than being actual JOURNALISTS


2 posted on 10/29/2019 1:27:09 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Just a gesture of goodwill.
/sarc


3 posted on 10/29/2019 1:30:12 PM PDT by ptsal
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

After sending so much money to the Clinton Foundation they probably felt they needed to true things up.


4 posted on 10/29/2019 1:32:28 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Oh, come on, he earned it...


5 posted on 10/29/2019 1:34:35 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

hmmm.....so, AP is throwing their boy Barry under the bus.

Inquiring minds want to know WHY. Perhaps cutting ties before the fuse Barr is about to light burns up that high?


6 posted on 10/29/2019 1:52:59 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Scandal free, they said.
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Except for that whole being Constitutionally ineligible thingy....../s


7 posted on 10/29/2019 4:24:09 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So, when can we expect Obama to be indicted for receiving illegal campaign contributions? I mean, they’ve got the contributor so obviously they should also have the recipient, right? Right?


8 posted on 10/29/2019 4:43:10 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Sarah Barracuda

A review of Obama’s election filings of donations for 2008 showed a sizeable donation from “GA”.

People thought that was from the USA state of Georgia.

When looking at the PHONE NUMBER, it became clear that this ‘donation’ was from GAZA.

TOTALLY ILLEGAL.

Followed by crickets...

What is the statute of limitations over this crime?


9 posted on 10/30/2019 10:20:26 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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