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A former Obama administration official pleaded guilty to federal charges on Friday for his involvement in a secretive effort to unduly influence the Trump administration.

Richard G. Olson, who was then-President Barack Obama’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2015 and 2016, admitted that he lied on ethics paperwork and broke so-called ‘revolving door’ statutes, according to a report in The Washington Post.

The report noted that the misdemeanor violations came in connection with Olson lobbying for Qatar within a year of his retirement from the federal government.

The Post added:

In pre-plea proceedings in federal court in Washington, Olson’s defense counsel said he admitted to the misdemeanor charges — each punishable by up to one year in prison at his sentencing Sept. 13 — and cooperated with federal prosecutors on the understanding that they were also investigating and pursuing criminal charges against retired four-star Marine Gen. John G. Allen. The latter commanded U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan before retiring in 2013. He was tapped in late 2017 as president of Washington’s influential Brookings Institution, to which Qatar agreed in 2013 to donate $14.8 million over four years.

The two men are the latest high-level American officials to be enmeshed in a long-running federal investigation into a ferocious — and lucrative — battle for influence in Washington waged between the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar and its regional rival the United Arab Emirates, as Donald Trump prepared to take office and engage in new rounds of Middle East diplomacy.

The Post went on to report that in July 2021, Thomas Barrack, Jr., a longtime billionaire friend of Trump and his presidential inaugural committee chairman, was charged with obstructing justice and acting on behalf of the UAE without being registered as a foreign lobbyist.

Also, U.S. businessman Imaad Zuberi, who is a major donor to both political parties, was sentenced in February 2020 to 12 years behind bars after he pledged guilty to tax evasion, foreign influence-peddling, and violations of campaign finance laws.

In court papers, Olson admitted he failed to disclose in annual ethics forms as required that he accepted a first-class airline ticket from New Mexico to London, as well as a stay in a luxury hotel in January 2015 — all of which were worth approximately $20,000 — from a Pakistani-American businessman who was not identified by the federal government but whose description matches Zuberi, the Post reported.

“Olson admitted meeting with a Bahrain businessman, who would offer him a one-year $300,000 contract for work after he left the State Department,” the paper added.

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Anonymous ID: 48b101 Aug. 5, 2022, 2:02 a.m. No.17062934 🗄️.is 🔗kun >>3723

22 Jan 2017Updated: 21:42, 22 Jan 2017

NUCLEAR ERROR Trident fiasco as Brit sub ‘fired dummy missile at the United States’ in first nuke test for four years

Unarmed Trident II D5 rocket, which can kill millions when fitted with warhead, experienced a serious malfunction during the practice launch off Florida

A MAJOR glitch in a test fire of Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent saw a dummy missile head towards America, it was reported last night.

The unarmed Trident II D5 missile, which can kill millions when fitted with a nuclear warhead, experienced a serious malfunction during the practice launch off Florida last June.

It was the only firing test of a British nuclear missile in four years and raises serious questions about the reliability and safety of the weapons system.

But the error was hushed up — just weeks before a crucial Commons vote on the future of the Trident missile system, The Sunday Times claimed.

The cause of the failure remains top secret but a senior naval source told the newspaper it may have veered off in the wrong direction. The source said: “There was a major panic at the highest level of government and the military.

“Ultimately Downing Street decided to cover up the failed test. The upcoming Trident vote made it all the more sensitive.” The gaffe came after it was launched from nuclear-armed submarine HMS Vengeance.

It is expected Defence Secretary Michael Fallon will be called to the Commons to answer questions about the test.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2675087/trident-fiasco-as-brit-sub-fired-dummy-missile-at-the-united-states-in-first-nuke-test-for-four-years/

Anonymous ID: 48b101 Aug. 5, 2022, 2:04 a.m. No.17063037 🗄️.is 🔗kun >>6371

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