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Report reveals secret US inquiry into alleged 2016 Egyptian $10m gift to Trump



A Washington Post report details that an Egypt-linked group withdrew funds days before Trump’s inaugurationA spokesperson for Donald Trump blamed “Deep State Trump-haters and bad faith actors” for a bombshell report on Friday about a secret criminal investigation into whether Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the authoritarian ruler of Egypt, sought to give the former president $10m during his victorious 2016 White House run.“The investigation referenced found no wrongdoing and was closed,” Steven Cheung told the Washington Post, which published the report on Friday. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/02/trump-campaign-2016-egypt-investigation

Author : Martin Pengelly in Washington

Publish date : 2024-08-02 20:53:42

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