Major Trump Donor Charged In Inauguration Probe

The Associated Press reports:

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a major donor to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee with obstructing a federal investigation into whether foreign nationals unlawfully contributed to the inaugural celebrations.

The donor, Imaad Zuberi, recently pleaded guilty in a separate case in Los Angeles to campaign finance violations, tax evasion and failing to register as a foreign agent.

A criminal information filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court accuses Zuberi, a globe-trotting Los Angeles venture capitalist, of taking “numerous steps” to interfere with the investigation into where the inaugural committee received its funding. Prosecutors say Zuberi backdated a $50,000 check and also deleted emails.

Trump inauguration donor Imaad Zuberi charged with obstruction of justice https://t.co/CTbDRVgeJR pic.twitter.com/1n41x9Iy6H

— New York Post (@nypost) January 7, 2020

Read the criminal information charging Trump inaugural donor Imaad Zuberi with one count of obstruction here: https://t.co/0jzE8rEZTk

— Josh Kovensky (@JoshKovensky) January 7, 2020