But they show how Nader regularly reported via WhatsApp messages to one of his foreign clients on his political fundraising efforts amid tantalizing coded references.
Nader is in federal custody after his arrest earlier this year on other charges; his lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.
Nader’s attendance at donor events with Hillary Clinton, her husband and people in her orbit allegedly continued through the remainder of the campaign season.
Khawaja obtained tickets to Trump’s inauguration in return for the contribution, and brought Nader and another alleged co-conspirator as his guests.
Nader is described by the Mueller report as a “senior advisor” to Mohammed bin Zayed, the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates.
In 2018, Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer appointed Khawaja to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan federal body.
Nader has a long and checkered history with law enforcement going back decades related to child pornography and sexual abuse of minors. »