American rapper A$AP Rocky went on trial in Sweden on Tuesday, with an unusual observer in the courtroom – President Donald Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs.
Robert O’Brien, a partner in a Los Angeles law firm who has for decades been deeply involved in diplomacy in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he was there at the request of Mr Trump.
“The president asked me to come here and support these American citizens,” he said.
“I’ll be here until they come home.”
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Mr O’Brien’s presence is yet another strange element in this strange case, which has become an international rallying call – pitting the United States against an unusual enemy, Sweden.
Mr Trump has said he is “very disappointed” in his…
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