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How a Member of the Fugees Got Caught Up in Pro-China Lobbying
The strange saga involves rapper Pras Michel, disgraced Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy, and a fugitive Malaysian playboy. by @dfriedman33
motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
This is a crazy story - it ends with statement by rapper Pras Michel denying allegations in DOJ 1MDB case - but story opens describing how @MotherJones received a pitch Nov 2017 from Pras Michel for an article about extraditing Chinese dissident Guo Wengui
motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
More in this thread on DOJ charges against Higginbotham related to lobbying on behalf of Jho Low 1MDB scandal & extradition of Guo Wengui - and how Elliott Broidy was involved at same time he became RNC co-finance chair w/Michael Cohen & Steve Wynn
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💰Elliott Broidy💰

📌Let’s turn our attention to Elliott Broidy, a key player in TeamTrump scandals.

📌His is a tale of government influence, foreign machinations, piles of money, and even a Playboy model mistress.
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How a Member of the Fugees Got Caught Up in Pro-China Lobbying – Mother Jones motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
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 In Nov 2017, Mother Jones received a 4 Page memo from Pras Michél, the Grammy winning rapper proposing an article on the US govt’s refusal to grant China’s request for the extradition of prominent dissident Guo Wengui.
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 Pras Michél claimed Guo was being accused by the govt of China over sexual assault, corruption & other charges.
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1. This needs to be threaded bc the connections Broidy has directly to the Russia investigation are multiple and widespread. AND this specific new investigation is about? CHINA. You know, the other can of worms that hasn't been quite opened yet.
2. "The Justice Department is investigating whether longtime Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy sought to sell his influence with the Trump administration by offering to deliver U.S. government actions for foreign officials in exchange for tens of millions of dollars."
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I've been wanting to do a thread on Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy for a while, but I seriously don't know where to start. This guy seems to be up to his neck in all sorts of bizarre scandals. So here's a short rundown of some of the things we've learned about Broidy.
Back in 2009, Broidy pleaded guilty to committing a felony by giving nearly $1 million in illegal gifts to state officials in order to secure a lucrative deal with New York’s public pension fund for his then-firm Markstone Capital Partners. blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/…
Preparing to restock the DOJ at the start of the Trump administration, Jeff Sessions sought out Elliott Broidy for recommendations. The Republican donor’s conviction in that political corruption case years earlier didn’t seem to be a problem. propublica.org/article/elliot…
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