Broidy admitted a $9 million foreign lobbying campaign aimed at Trump administration action
Reporting and findings
- convicted
Before Trump pardoned him, Elliott Broidy pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate FARA and admitted that Jho Low paid him $9 million to lobby Trump, the attorney general, and other senior officials over 1MDB forfeiture matters and a Chinese dissident; DOJ said both campaigns failed and that Broidy concealed the payments and expected success fees from the officials he contacted.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Public Integrity Section: Report to Congress on the Activities and Operations of the Public Integrity Section for 2020United States v. Elliott Broidy summary, p. 18
- Reuters via Yahoo News: Trump ex-fundraiser Elliot Broidy pleads guilty in 1MDB foreign lobbying caseIndependent contemporaneous report on the plea, Trump and inaugural finance roles, and admitted lobbying targets
Summary and current status
The amount is recorded as compensation to Broidy, not as a Trump benefit or a successful policy purchase.
Guilty plea followed by Trump pardon
People and organizations
- Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump root
- Elliott BroidyPaid lobbyist seeking Trump administration action
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpPardoned lobbyist whose paid campaign targeted Trump officialsElliott Broidy
Money trail
paymentPayment to Broidy$9 million - Paid by / source
- Jho Low
- Received by
- Elliott Broidy