Retired US general resigns as Brookings president amid FBI lobbying inquiry
by The Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#60A8W)
New court filings detail Gen John Allen's behind-the-scenes efforts to help Qatar influence US policy in June 2017
The 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.
John Allen, a retired four-star Marine general, wrote in a letter to the thinktank that he was leaving with a heavy heart" but did not offer a direct explanation.
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