Mueller Witness Nader Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charge

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George Nader in 1999.

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George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman whose name appeared 125 times in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, pleaded guilty to criminal charges stemming from his June arrest for possession of child pornography.

Nader also admitted to transporting a 14-year-old boy into the U.S. to have the child engage in criminal sexual activity. He entered his plea Monday before U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, avoiding a trial that had been set for Monday and then postponed until March 2.