US EditionUS DOJ Said to Be Probing Washington Mayor Bowser Over Foreign Trip, NYT Reports
The DOJ probe centers on potential bribery or campaign finance violations after the mayor's office initially misreported Qatar's $50,000 funding for the Dubai trip.
- On Thursday, federal prosecutors opened a corruption investigation into Muriel E. Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C., focusing on possible bribery or campaign finance violations tied to her Dubai trip.
- Incorrect reporting by the mayor's office initially said the D.C. Chamber of Commerce paid for the trip, but a staff error caused missing standard donation agreement paperwork, later submitted.
- Muriel E. Bowser traveled to Dubai with four executive staff members for a United Nations conference on climate change, and documents obtained by 7News I-Team reporter Scott Taylor show Qatar paid just over $61,000, with a Qatar letter saying $50,000.
- Bowser denies wrongdoing and says the District and its lawyers have not been notified of any investigation amid federal oversight of Washington, D.C. and her planned attendance at a Thursday night gala.
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DOJ Probes Bowser Trip to Qatar; Mayor Not Target
The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into a 2023 trip that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, took to Qatar, though Bowser is not believed to be a target of the probe, multiple media outlets reported Friday. Bowser and four staff members traveled to Qatar in December 2023 for meetings on economic development. The trip, partially paid for by the Qatari government, was legal under federal law but subject to stric…
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DC Mayor Bowser is not the target of Justice Department investigation, officials say
The Justice Department is scrutinizing a trip that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser took to Qatar, but the mayor is not a target of the investigation, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, The probe into a trip Bowser took with staff in 2023 is focused on a lobbyist tied
DC mayor says she's not under DOJ investigation
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday she is not under investigation by the Justice Department following conflicting reports about a probe into a trip she took to Qatar. The New York Times reported Thursday that Bowser was being investigated over the Qatari government spending just over $61,000 to bring the mayor and her staff to a conference in Doha in 2023. Axios later reported that a Department of Justice (DOJ) source said Bowser w…
DOJ investigating DC mayor over trip paid for by Qatar — after Trump got a free plane
The Justice Department has reportedly opened a corruption probe into Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser over a free trip to Qatar — a move that contrasts starkly with President Donald Trump's own dealings with the country."The investigation, which is being handled by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, has been underway for months, but could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Jus…
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