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Until April, '18, Elliott Broidy was the Nat'l Dep Finance chair of the RNC & a major donor to Trump's '16 campaign, ProPublica is now reporting that feds raided his ofc last summer for docs rel to his dealings w/ foreign officials. #MondayMorning propublica.org/article/federa…
2-"The sealed warrant offers new details of federal authorities’ investigation of allegations that Broidy had attempted to cash in on his Trump White House connections in dealings with foreign officials. It also shows that the government took a more aggressive approach with the
3-"Trump ally than was previously known, entering his office and removing records — just as it did with Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen...The search warrant cites three potential crimes that authorities are investigating: conspiracy, money laundering and violations of the
4-" law barring covert lobbying on behalf of foreign officials. To obtain a search warrant, authorities have to convince a judge that there’s a probable cause they will find evidence of those specific crimes...The scope of what authorities were seeking was broad. They planned to
5-"seize any evidence related to a list of dozens of people, countries and corporate entities, according to the warrant. Among the names on the list are Rick Gates, the former Trump campaign official who has pleaded guilty in the Mueller probe; Colfax Law Office,
6-"the firm founded by Robin Rosenzweig, Broidy’s wife; and several foreign countries...After the inauguration, [Broidy] played a central role in filling administration vacancies, according to reports by ProPublica and others...Federal authorities were also seeking records in
7-"Broidy’s office related to the United Arab Emirates, UAE adviser George Nader, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and any travel to the Middle East. The New York Times reported last year that Broidy worked with Nader to steer the White House toward decisions benefiting the
8-"UAE and Saudi Arabia...Nader became a cooperating witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian influence in the 2016 election, according to multiple news reports.." ~Excerpts Pro Publica, 3/18/19
