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WH lawyer Emmet Flood issued an ethics waiver in Nov (not previously reported) to DOJ criminal division head Brian Benczkowski to oversee role of Goldman Sachs in 1MDB case, even though his former colleague & friend Mark Filip joined Goldman's defense team
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Nov '18 1MDB Brian Benczkowski ethics waiver reported by @kadhimshubber is one of 50+ ethics waivers issued to Trump appointees to officials overseeing industries for which they previously lobbied & others concerning conflicts involving former law firms
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Before his confirmation to lead DOJ's criminal division Brian Benczkowski was a senior staffer for Jeff Sessions, had been part of Trump's transition team, and his work for Russia's Alfa Bank had been scrutinized by FBI counterintelligence
The entire prosecution of 1MDB case needs to be watched, including Benczkowsk's role - millions of dollars in bribes were intended to get DOJ & WH to drop the case - ex-RNC finance cmte co-chair Elliott Broidy was paid $6 mil to lobby the WH to drop case
In addition to Elliott Broidy - Jho Low also hired/paid others to help him fight charges in 1MDB case, including: Chris Christie, Trump lawyer Marc Kasowitz, Trump Org ethics advisor Bobby Burchfield & Ed Rogers (w/BGR ex-Alfa Bank lobbyist)
