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Guo Wengui, owner of the yacht Bannon was arrested on last week, back in 2017 was the target of a Chinese-backed lobbying campaign to win his extradition. GOP financier Elliott Broidy met in Shenzhen with China’s vice minister to discuss the effort. wsj.com/articles/new-d…
Money that Malaysia's former PM and allies stole from the country's 1MDB fund financed the lobbying, which involved Jho Low, who also used 1MDB funds to become a Hollywood player, Pras from the Fugees and a GOP fundraiser just charged with violating FARA. hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/08/21/for…
This line from the Hawaii indictment helps explain why Pras Michel, who seems to be Person A, came spout wild pro-Chinese claims about Guo. "DAVIS, Person A, and Person B also met with PRC Minister A in the PRC..."
motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
Broidy apparently demanded $1 million just to go to Bangkok to meet with Jho Low to talk about trying to get DOJ to stop investigating Malaysian corruption. Broidy agreed to start lobbying for a $8 million retainer. He later sought $75m if DOJ dropped the case. Clay Davis shit.
Broidy berating a White House official because he couldn't get Malaysia's Prime Minister a date to golf with Trump to try to get DOJ to stop investigating his corruption. Broidy was being paid millions of dollars to exert the influence he got by raising lots of money for Trump.
Broidy asked a former Trump campaign aid to "get a plug in my name" during a meeting between Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Broidy wanted that because he "hoped to secure additional business" from Razak's government.
Broidy didn't get his plug. " ;- .... "
January 6, 2018, Pras Michel asks Elliott Broidy for a loan.
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