Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors are looking into whether foreign countries donated to President Donald Trump's inauguration committee in return for influence into U.S. policy, reports said Friday.
The New York Times wrote that the focus of the investigation is looking at the possibility of countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar using what is called "straw donors" to cloak their donations into two funds -- the president's inauguration fund and a pro-Trump super PAC. The Wall Street Journal has also published a report on the investigation, which it said is being conducted by the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office.