A paid foreign lobbying campaign reached for Trump; Trump pardoned its operator
Reporting and findings
- documented
Trump granted Broidy a full presidential pardon on January 19, 2021.
- convicted
Broidy pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate FARA after admitting that he took $9 million from Jho Low and agreed to lobby Trump, the attorney general, and other senior officials to end 1MDB forfeiture matters and to remove a Chinese dissident; DOJ said both campaigns failed.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Public Integrity Section: Report to Congress on the Activities and Operations of the Public Integrity Section for 2020Pages 18–19, United States v. Elliott Broidy
Summary and current status
Elliott Broidy admitted taking millions to lobby Trump, the attorney general, and other senior officials over Malaysia's 1MDB forfeiture case and the removal of a Chinese dissident. The campaigns failed, but Broidy's FARA conspiracy conviction was wiped away by a Trump pardon.
Full presidential pardon granted after Broidy's guilty plea.
People and organizations
- Elliott Broidyconvicted foreign-agent conspirator and pardon recipient
- Donald J. Trumplobbying target and pardon grantor
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpwas target of undisclosed paid lobbying byElliott Broidy
- Donald J. Trumpgranted full pardon toElliott Broidy
Recorded outcomes
- otherNon-cash outcome
Full presidential pardon of Broidy's FARA-conspiracy conviction.