Embattled Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Stand Trial for Corruption, Influence-Peddling

A judge in France has ordered the former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, to stand trial on charges of corruption and influence-peddling, a French official said on Thursday. The charges against Sarkozy are related to allegations that he tried to illegally obtain confidential info from a magistrate judge several years ago. The charges are just the latest legal challenge for Sarkozy. He had already been ordered to stand trial in another case regarding the financing of his 2012 presidential campaign. Sarkozy is also under formal investigation for allegedly receiving funding from the Libyan government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi for his 2007 campaign. During the investigation, investigators discovered wiretaps of phone conversations between Sarkozy and his lawyer, Thierry Herzog. The wiretaps revealed that Sarkozy and Herzog had discussed ways of obtaining confidential information regarding the case on whether his 2007 campaign was being illegally funded. The case was being tried…

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