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August 5, 2024

WaPo: Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi May Have Bribed Trump for $10 Million in 2017
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In other Trump news, The Washington Post has revealed Egyptian President
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi may have secretly given Donald Trump a $10 million
bribe in 2017. The Post reveals that five days before Trump took office,
an organization with ties to Egyptian intelligence withdrew $10 million
in cash from the National Bank of Egypt in Cairo. According to the Post,
former Attorney General William Barr helped block an FBI probe into the
deal. We will have more on this story later in the show.


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