Robert Gehrke already wrote about Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes’ Qatari government-funded trip to watch the FIFA World Cup. But it turns out he wasn’t the only high-ranking Utah official who got to go on a junket.
The Qatari government, which was criticized for its human rights record ahead of the FIFA World Cup, made generous gifts to two senior Utah politicians.
Utah Senate President Stuart Adams made a similar trip, traveling to the international soccer tournament, along with two of his grandkids where they watched the U.S. play to a 0-0 tie against England just before Thanksgiving. And over the past several days, the BBC reported, one European Union minister was expelled and six people were detained as part of anto influence the selection of the World Cup. Two were later released, while Qatar and the officials have denied wrongdoing.
Now you may be wondering: Doesn’t state law put some kind of limits on these kinds of gifts? The answer is: Not really. And while Adams and the Utah officials came away with plans on how to build relationships with the Qatar Foundation and other entities, they would not rise to the level of an official action.
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