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Key Mueller Probe Witness George Nader Arrested On Child Pornography Charges

George Aref Nader, who was a key witness in Robert Mueller‘s Russian interference probe, was arrested in New York on Monday on child pornography charges.

Nader, who was detained after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport, previously pleaded guilty to child pornography in 1991. Should he be convicted, Nader would face a minimum prison sentence of 15 years and a maximum of 40 years.

Judge Cheryl Pollack, a magistrate judge in Brooklyn, New York, rescheduled the decision regarding Nader’s bail to Tuesday after his lawyer claimed Nader was suffering from severe health issues. Nader reportedly received open-heart surgery earlier this year.

“He has every incentive to flee,” Pollack said of Nader, per CNN.

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Nader’s name appears in Mueller’s full Russia investigation report nearly 50 times, mostly in footnotes. The contents of Nader’s text message and email communications relevant to the inquiry are also contained in the report.

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Federal investigators reportedly seized Nader’s electronic devices in January 2018 after obtaining a search warrant, although that effort was unrelated to the child pornography charges.

Nader testified before a grand jury as part of Mueller’s inquiry. Mueller’s report said only one of his interviews with investigators were conducted “under a proffer agreement” that granted him legal protection in exchange for disclosing information.

Nader was reportedly involved with the infamous Seychelles meeting between President Donald Trump’s ally Erik Prince and a Russian banker with ties to Vladimir Putin. Prince had claimed nobody from Trump’s transition played a part in the January 2017 encounter, but Nader’s testimony revealed otherwise.

 

Pablo Mena

Writer for upolitics.com. NY Giants and Rangers fan. Film and TV enthusiast (especially Harry Potter and The Office) and lover of foreign languages and cultures.

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