Nobel committee investigating possibly fake Trump nomination for Peace Prize [View all]

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Last edited Wed Feb 28, 2018, 10:22 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: The Hill

The Nobel Peace Prize awarding committee is investigating an allegedly fraudulent nomination of President Trump for the coveted international award, according to Wednesday reports.

"I can say that we have good reason to believe that [Trump’s nomination] is a fake," Nobel Institute Director Olav Njølstad told Norwegian broadcaster NRK, according to the BBC.

Njølstad did not say whether the committee has specific suspects, but the Nobel Institution has filed a report with the Norwegian police, according to Spanish news agency EFE.

Potential recipients can only be nominated by a select group that includes national ministers, members of parliaments, certain university professors and former honorees.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/376014-nobel-committee-investigating-fake-trump-nomination-for-peace-prize

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Njølstad also said that "the same 'fake' nomination probably took place last year too."

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Editing to add more on this from USA Today:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/28/trump-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-fake-nobel-institute-suspects/382818002/

People eligible to submit nominations include select lawmakers, former winners and some academics. The institute keeps details about proposals and deliberations secret for 50 years.

The unidentified American who nominated the U.S. president reportedly cited Trump's "ideology of peace by force" for their submission. A similar reason accompanied a nomination for Trump to win the 2017 prize.