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MelissaB

(16,420 posts)
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 09:00 PM Mar 2018

An Operative (George Nader) With Trump Ties Was Once Indicted on an Obscenity Charge

An Operative With Trump Ties Was Once Indicted on an Obscenity Charge

George Nader was accused of importing photographs of nude boys “engaged in a variety of sexual acts.” The 1985 charges were dismissed after key evidence was thrown out.


A political operative who frequented the White House in the early days of President Trump’s administration, George Nader, was indicted in 1985 on charges of importing to the United States obscene material, including photos of nude boys “engaged in a variety of sexual acts,” according to publicly available court records. Nader pleaded not guilty, and the charges against him were ultimately dismissed several months after evidence seized from Nader’s home was thrown out on procedural grounds.

Nevertheless, the indictment raises questions about what the White House knew, if anything, about Nader’s past while senior officials were meeting with him. The Trump administration is already under fire for failures to vet members of the president’s inner circle. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Nader’s name has surfaced in recent days with reports that he is a cooperating witness in Robert Mueller’s investigation.

The Secret Service runs a check on every White House visitor, said Mark Zaid, an attorney who specializes in national-security law. “It's just due diligence on the part of the White House to do a simple search,” he said. That includes a check of criminal databases. “I’d be very surprised if they didn’t know,” Zaid said.

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Reports that Nader is now involved in the special counsel’s investigation add a new dimension to the Russia scandal that continues to plague the presidency. The New York Times reported earlier this week that Nader—a 58-year-old businessman and close adviser to the effective ruler of the United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan—is now a cooperating witness in Mueller’s inquiry.

More: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/an-operative-with-trump-ties-was-once-indicted-on-an-obscenity-charge/555233/?utm_source=atltw
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An Operative (George Nader) With Trump Ties Was Once Indicted on an Obscenity Charge (Original Post) MelissaB Mar 2018 OP
Whoa 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2018 #1
Only the best, MellissaB! Thank you! nt Leghorn21 Mar 2018 #2
You know it! MelissaB Mar 2018 #4
Will this in any way discredit or blemish Nader's credibility? Frustratedlady Mar 2018 #3
Well it's not like he was attending this meeting because he was a boy scout leader Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #6
Much more on Nader (political mercenary) over at TPM sharedvalues Mar 2018 #5
Well, now we know how Mueller got Nader to flip! robertpaulsen Mar 2018 #7
Late 1980s, rent boys in White House unc70 Mar 2018 #8

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
3. Will this in any way discredit or blemish Nader's credibility?
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 09:07 PM
Mar 2018

Charges dismissed after evidence thrown out? Why?

Curious that this pops up at this time. Convenient?

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
6. Well it's not like he was attending this meeting because he was a boy scout leader
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 09:22 PM
Mar 2018

and he was there to coordinate the annual boy scout jamboree. So if someone wants to work that angle...that's what I got for ya.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
5. Much more on Nader (political mercenary) over at TPM
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 09:19 PM
Mar 2018

Thank you Josh Marshall for being a shining light in this corporate owned, rightwing biased, profit seeking, infotainment media of ours.

TPM is the real deal. A media outlet that is unafraid to tell the truth even when reality has its normal liberal bias.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/this-seems-quite-noteworthy

robertpaulsen

(8,632 posts)
7. Well, now we know how Mueller got Nader to flip!
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 09:31 PM
Mar 2018

It's not like he was a pedophile 30 years ago and suddenly stopped!

unc70

(6,095 posts)
8. Late 1980s, rent boys in White House
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 09:44 PM
Mar 2018

Those stories went from front page WaPo to completely off the radar almost overnight. Little follow up even after multiple revelations regarding Hastert, et al.

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