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The Brookings Institution’s president, retired four-star Gen. John R. Allen announced that he is resigning from the organization amid a federal investigation into his alleged role doing illegal foreign lobbying work for Qatar. Allen was placed on administrative leave on May 10.
Allen said in a resignation letter that his decision is “best for all concerned in this moment,” according to the Wall Street Journal.
“While I leave the institution with a heavy heart, I know it is best for all concerned in this moment,” Allen said in the resignation letter.
The Brookings Institution thanked Allen for his leadership during the pandemic, according to the report.
The decision comes after new federal court filings spell out a potential criminal case against Allen, who joined Brookings in 2017 after leading NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Court filings allege that Allen worked to help Qatar influence U.S. policy during a period of time when there was a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region.
In a search warrant application, Federal Bureau of Investigations Agent Babak Adib wrote that there is “substantial evidence” that Allan violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Allan has not been charged with any crime.
RETIRED GEN. ALLEN PUSHES BACK ON ALLEGATIONS THAT HE LOBBIED FOR QATAR DURING 2017 GULF BLOCKADE
FILE – Marine Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 20, 2012. A former high-ranking U.S. ambassador admitted Friday, June 3, 2022, to illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of Qatar after demanding that prosecutors tell him why Allen, a retired four-star general who worked with him on the effort, has not been charged.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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