On Monday, NBC News reported that Emin Agalarov, a Russian pop star linked to President Donald Trump, announced that he is canceling his North American tour, citing his lawyers’ fears that he could be held as a material witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government:
In a video on Facebook, Agalarov claimed he had nixed the upcoming tour “against his will.” His lawyer said in a telephone interview with NBC News that he doesn’t want his client coming to America under fear of being held under a material witness warrant. Agalarov had been scheduled to perform in New York on Saturday night.
Agalarov is seen as a figure in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian election interference. Agalarov’s lawyer told NBC News last July that his talks with Mueller’s team were “ongoing,” but NBC News reporting at the time indicated that the singer had not been officially interviewed.
View the complete January 21 article by Matthew Chapman on the AlterNet website here.