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New reports reveal details of a secret investigation into potential foreign campaign contributions to Trump's 2016 campaign, halted by Attorney General Barr.
- A Cairo bank facilitated a $10 million cash withdrawal linked to Egyptian intelligence five days before Trump's inauguration.
- The DOJ began investigating potential illegal foreign contributions to Trump's 2016 campaign in 2019.
- Trump's campaign received a $10 million infusion weeks after a meeting with Egyptian President El-Sisi.
- Attorney General Bill Barr shut down the investigation, citing insufficient evidence.
- The statute of limitations for prosecuting the case expired in 2022.
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- Abdel Fattah El-Sisi President of Egypt
- Donald Trump 45th U.S. President
- Egypt Country
- William Barr Former United States Attorney General
- Cairo Capital of Egypt
- United States Department of Justice Government department
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