Figure linked to Trump transition charged with transporting child pornography

[demmiblue]

Source: WaPo

A key witness in former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation of Russian election interference has been indicted by federal officials on child pornography charges, according to court documents.

George Nader, who had a previous criminal record on such charges, was charged in federal court in Virginia, and is expected to make an initial court appearance in New York.

Nader played an unusual role as a kind of liaison between Trump supporters, Middle East leaders, and Russians interested in making contact with the incoming administration in early 2017.

Nader was known to Trump associates as someone with political connections in the Middle East who could help them navigate the diplomacy of the region.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/figure-linked-to-trump-transition-charged-with-transporting-child-pornography/2019/06/03/caee8aca-862a-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html

[Sanity Claws]

1. Supplying the Saudis or Emirates with kiddy porn?

[IronLionZion]

4. Or Americans

Republicans are often into some nasty shady stuff

[pazzyanne]

8. Maybe the girls from the border gulags that no one can find?

I would put nothing past this administration.

[volstork]

10. My thoughts exactly.

Disgusting. Yet, par for the course...

[lunasun]

17. I've often assumed the worst

[Leghorn21]

2. Wow, I thought he had talked to Mr. Mueller and then split town!! Glad he's back!

He and his business partner, one sleazoid named Elliot Broidy, are foul people, FOUL - I been waiting for a Broidy indictment for a looong time now

Glad to see this FOUL NASTY MAN in the news again - hope it’s scaring the shit out of ELLIOT

Whassuppp, BROIDY??

[LiberalLovinLug]

3. Please someone connect Trump to kiddy porn

Because maybe.....maybe....that might skim off enough of his supporters to ensure a victory in 2020. Although I would never bet on that anymore.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. See Seth Abramson's twitter essay about Nader & UAE MBZ & Fed investigations per NYT

Prince MBZ of UAE seemed to facilitate social media manipulation and Nader was a connection to the tRump campaign.

Pre-election.

Let that sink in.

Link to tweet

Seth Abramson
‏Verified account @SethAbramson
Jun 2

1/ POST-MUELLER INVESTIGATION #1, per the NYT: "Investigators are still examining the campaign contacts of an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation who has worked for Prince Mohammed [bin Zayed of the UAE]."

(NB: I'll list the three investigations, then explain them.)
30 replies 950 retweets 2,272 likes
Seth Abramson
‏Verified account @SethAbramson
Jun 2

2/ POST-MUELLER INVESTIGATION #2, per the NYT: "Investigators are still examining...a Lebanese-American businessman [George Nader] who acted as [a pre-election] emissary [for Mohammed bin Zayed of the UAE, also known as "MBZ"].
9 replies 760 retweets 2,056 likes
Seth Abramson
‏Verified account @SethAbramson
Jun 2

3/ POST-MUELLER INVESTIGATION #3, per the NYT: "Prosecutors are investigating whether another top Republican donor whose security company worked for the prince [Elliot Broidy, named RNC deputy finance chair post-election by Trump] should legally have registered as [MBZ's] agent."
13 replies 760 retweets 2,057 likes
Seth Abramson
‏Verified account @SethAbramson
Jun 2

4/ (The NEW YORK TIMES has also implied that a *fourth* investigation is ongoing—but because the reference to it mentions the "special counsel," I've held off on saying that the TIMES is "officially" reporting it as ongoing. In the next tweet I'll summarize its contours, though.)
5 replies 570 retweets 1,713 likes
Seth Abramson
‏Verified account @SethAbramson
Jun 2

5/ POST-MUELLER INVESTIGATION #4, per the NYT (see prior tweet for note): "[Prosecutors] also questioned Rashid al-Malik, an Emirati real-estate developer close to MBZ and...the head of Emirati intelligence. Mr. al-Malik is also close to Mr. Trump’s friend Tom Barrack... (cont.)
6 replies 597 retweets 1,714 likes

Much more.

[colorado_ufo]

6. I mean, is it really, actually, impossible for this administration to hire ONE NORMAL PERSON?

At least, anyone normal who will stay?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Normal people don't want to be tRumped by that motherTrumper sitting in the WH. . . . nt

[colorado_ufo]

9. Ah! True dat!

I stand corrected!

[FiveGoodMen]

24. What makes you think they want that?

[Hulk]

11. This will make zero difference to his cult members

They couldn't care less.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. "Only-the-best-peepol!" nt

[yardwork]

13. It could be just a coincidence that Trump is linked to so many pedophiles.

[jmowreader]

14. Interesting that the lede includes Mueller's name

An attempt to discredit the Mueller investigation, perhaps?

On the other hand, I find it unsurprising that one of the biggest attacks (after Hillary's emails, of course) the Trump camp made on our side was the Pizzagate hoax, and now it's coming to light that Republicans are doing all the things they accused Democrats of in that pseudo-scandal.

[Lulu KC]

15. If you haven't seen this

Be careful.
"Deplorable" hardly begins to touch this.

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.386545/gov.uscourts.vaed.386545.2.0.pdf

[pecosbob]

16. Had to stop reading part way through...man

This guy Nader is toast if they can't find a judge who will suppress the evidence siezed from him at the airport.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Trump hires the best people.

[nitpicker]

19. Link to the DoJ PR

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/man-arrested-transporting-images-child-sexual-abuse

[DeminPennswoods]

20. Maddow did her opening segment on this last night

Nader's the guy who arranged the Seychelles meeting with Prince and Kirill Dmitry(sp?) to arrange a back channel. According to Maddow, that plan never came to fruition because the Russian didn't like Prince.

[Lars39]

21. What did Christie and Pence know?

They led the frickin transition team!

[progressoid]

22. This isn't his first trip to court for child porn either...

STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE

7. GEORGE AREF NADER, hereinafter *TS1ADER," is a citizen of the United States and Lebanon. On February 27,1991, NADER was indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia for violations of transporting child pornography. Title 18, United States Code, Section2252(a)(1), by a federal grand jury. The indictment resulted from a seizure of child pornography at the Washington-Dulles International Airport on July 26,1990 of two reels of video tape concealed in candy tins. On May 6,1991, NADER pled guilty to a single violation of Section2252(a)(1)

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.386545/gov.uscourts.vaed.386545.2.0.pdf

[Blue_Tires]

23. Wow... So one of Trump's own people is a confirmed pederast

and it barely moves the news needle...

[ck4829]

25. Kick

[riversedge]

26. In my mind, child porn has to be one of the worst crimes there is.

[clementine613]

27. Of course, we're not going to see Trump charged in this...

... as he gets away with crime yet again.