Ex-Fugees member Pras Michel rules out plea deal related to charges that he conspired with fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, at center of 1MDB case, to illegally funnel foreign campaign contributions into 2012 US presidential election, by @hsu_spencer washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
A civil forfeiture complaint last year alleged Michel & an ex-Justice dept official moved $ to support lobbying effort to end 1MDB investigation. Former RNC finance co-chair Elliott Broidy, aka Individual No 1, was involved, but has not been charged. washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
I'm amazed Elliott Broidy hasn't been charged related to lobbying on behalf of Jho Low and 1MDB. He and his wife's law firm received millions for work they did related to the case. Perhaps he's cooperating or working on a plea deal?
Thread on Nov 2018 case involving ex DOJ official George Higginbotham who worked with Pras Michel to move $ related efforts to lobby to get 1MDB case dropped and efforts to extradite Guo Wengui from US to China. Elliott Broidy is Individual No. 1
@hrw Here's my 2022 chart showing Saudi Arabian funding Saudi Arabia funding of Donald Trump and Jared Kushner – the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and LIV Golf
A🧵on Ryan Girdusky (banned by CNN for racist remark inciting violence) and financial links to Leonard Leo
In 2022 a nonprofit closely linked to Leo called The Concord Fund gave $270K to Girdusky's nonprofit and Leo's Marble Trust paid $888K to a firm run by Girdusky's relatives
In 2022 the Concord Fund (formerly JCN) run by Ann Corkery gave $270,000 to Ryan Girdusky's 1776 Education Project. Ann & husband Neil are tied closely to Leonard Leo. Neil is CFO of Leo's for profit CRC Advisors which The Concord Fund has paid over $20mil projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…
Ryan Girdusky's 1776 Education Project nonprofit filing for 2022 shows total contributions of $210,000 - less than $270,000 in The Concord Fund filing (perhaps due payment timing) but it appears the Leo-linked fund may fully support Girdusky's nonprofit
NEW: Elon Musk’s pro-Trump America PAC has spent $144 million and over 40% went to Phil Cox - I analyzed FEC filings and found that $61.7 million was paid to firms linked to former GOP and DeSantis operative Phil Cox, who helps run America PAC, my latest: newstracs.com/musks-america-…
America PAC received $140 million and Musk funded $118.5 million
Betsy DeVos, Trump’s former Secretary of Education and sister of Blackwater founder Erik Prince, donated $250,000 and with 6 members of the DeVos family provided $2 million to Musk’s PAC
America PAC has made $144 million in payments - of those $136 million are independent expenditures - payments to influence a federal election that support or oppose specific candidates
88% of expenditures were to support Trump or oppose Harris or Biden
Today @RepRaskin & @RonWyden urge DOJ to appoint special counsel to investigate FARA violations by Jared Kushner
Kushner Acted as a Shadow Diplomat & Political Adviser to Crown Prince MBS Who Directed Billions in Saudi $ to Kushner-Owned Affinity Partners oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-rel…
Here's 8pg letter from @RepRaskin & @RonWyden to AG Merrick Garland urging DOJ to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) by Trump’s son-in-law and former senior WH adviser, Jared Kushner oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…
@RepRaskin @RonWyden Here's my latest piece on how Jared Kushner’s Saudi-funded Affinity Partners has invested over $1 billion – including in an obscure deal with WeWork’s ex-CEO Adam Neumann
The WSJ reported Elon Musk gave $50 million to a Stephen Miller-linked nonprofit in 2022 & they spent $90mil on media contractors. Did some of Musk's $ loop back to buy ads on X?
Musk funneled $50 million to Stephen Miller’s nonprofit through Building America’s Future, which is linked to former Ron DeSantis campaign advisors Generra Peck & Phil Cox, who both now run Elon Musk’s America PAC, which is paying vendors run by Phil Cox
Musk’s $50 million donation to Stephen Miller's nonprofit was routed through Building America’s Future run by ex-DeSantis advisors Generra Peck and Phil Cox, who run P2 Pathway Public Affairs
Jared and Ivanka are using political ties and $ from Gulf states to develop luxury resorts in Albania. Kushner (who is informally advising the Trump campaign) is planning a $1bil development & negotiating with foreign leaders such as Albanian PM Edi Rama.
After leaving the WH on a yachting trip in Albania Jared & Ivanka were romanced by a former military island and envisioned it as a perfect destination for a luxury hotel
The land is environmentally protected but a new law allows 'ultraluxury' hotels only
"Kushner turned to the leaders of Albania and Serbia to develop real estate on public land without having to go through competitive auction, drawing fire from opposition politicians in both states."