DOJ investigating one-time Trump campaign adviser over alleged ties to Qatar: report
Source: The Hill
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether one-time Trump campaign adviser and lobbyist Barry Bennett set up an advocacy group without disclosing its ties to Qatar, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Bennett, who was an unpaid adviser, reportedly launched a group called Yemen Crisis Watch in 2017 in an attempt to embarrass Qatar's rivals -- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- amid their brutal military campaign in Yemen that led to widespread famine and poverty.
Bennett did not disclose his ties to Yemen Crisis Watch, or register the group under foreign lobbying laws, despite receiving $250,000 from the Embassy of Qatar "for use in supporting the relief of humanitarian suffering in Yemen," according to a Justice Department filing.
Yemen Crisis Watch would be required to register with the Justice Department if it received funding from Qatar.
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