John Allen was president of the prestigious Brookings Institution since 2017. He's the subject of an investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of Qatar.
and other contributions. The institution said information about the search for a new president would be forthcoming.
An FBI agent said in an affidavit in support of a search warrant there was"substantial evidence" that Allen had knowingly broken a foreign lobbying law and had made false statements and withheld"incriminating" documents. The federal investigation involving Allen has already ensnared Richard G. Olson, a former ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan who pleaded guilty to federal charges earlier this month, and Imaad Zuberi, a prolific political donor now serving a 12-year prison sentence on corruption charges. Several members of Congress have also been interviewed.
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Brookings president resigns amid FBI foreign lobbying probeThe president of the Brookings Institution resigned Sunday amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. Retired Gen. John Allen wrote in a letter to the think tank that he was leaving with a “heavy heart' but did not offer a direct explanation. A retired four-star Marine general who led U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, Allen's announcement came less than a week after the Associated Press was first to report on new court filings that showed the FBI had seized Allen’s electronic data as part of the lobbying probe.
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