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Trump Tried to Do Business with Libyan Dictator

June 7, 2016 · 6:30 pm ET · 118 Comments

BuzzFeed: “Donald Trump tried to raise money from the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi two years before a 2011 revolution toppled the brutal leader, according to four people with knowledge of the effort.”

“Trump even tried to set up a meeting with the tyrant himself, three of the sources say, to explore business ventures — despite the Libyan leader’s notorious sponsorship of terrorism that killed scores of Americans.”

2016 Campaign, Foreign Affairs Donald Trump, Muammar al-Qaddafi

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