Retired Gen. Allen pushes back on allegations that he lobbied for Qatar during 2017 Gulf blockade
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Counsel for retired Gen. John Allen condemned a "damaging ethical breach" amid an investigation into Qatar-related FARA claims against the general, who was placed on leave at the Brookings Institution.
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"Not only did the breach offend longstanding law and Department of Justice policy on the confidentiality of ongoing investigations, but the narrative presented in the affidavit and now made public also is factually inaccurate, incomplete, and misleading."
New federal court filings outlined a potential criminal case against Allen, who led U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan before moving over to the Brookings Institution think tank in 2017. The case against Allen alleges that he worked to help Qatar influence U.S. policy in that same year when a diplomatic crisis erupted in the Gulf region.
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