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The Diplomat and the Cage Fighter

The Diplomat and the Cage Fighter

Trump appointee Richard Grenell helped an Arab German with a criminal past get into the U.S., sources tell SpyTalk

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On August 17 last year, the German-Moroccan UFC fighter Abu Azaitar posted a photo on his Instagram page, showing himself with Richard Grenell, then the U.S. ambassador to Germany. The muscular Azaitar, wearing a tight red T-shirt, and Grenell, informally dressed in a dark shirt and a black parka vest, stand side-by-side under an arched doorway inside t…

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