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1/ One name on this @playbookplus list may not stand out: Brian Ballard.
But it should. That’s because ...
But it should. That’s because ...
2/ ... Brian Ballard has built himself a huge lobbying practice in D.C. while retaining incredibly close proximity to President @realDonaldTrump. Backstory from @Publici: publicintegrity.org/federal-politi…
3/ Ballard’s clients include or have recently included the governments of Turkey, Kosovo, the Dominican Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. politico.com/magazine/story…
4/ Of particular note is @amazon — a Ballard lobbying client that has found itself repeatedly trashed by Trump himself.
5/ Ballard has been a huge fundraiser for Trump. So: Remember when Trump wanted to prohibit foreign lobbyists from raising money for U.S. political candidates? Yeah, we barely do, too, and we wrote a story about it publicintegrity.org/federal-politi…
6/ Here’s a good primer on the state of foreign lobbyist regulation, via @levinecarrie of @Publici publicintegrity.org/federal-politi…
