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Report to Congress on the Activities and Operations of the Public Integrity Section for 2020

U.S. Department of Justice, Public Integrity Section

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  1. 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.

    United States v. Elliott Broidy summary, p. 18

    Broidy admitted a $9 million foreign lobbying campaign aimed at Trump administration action · Guilty plea followed by Trump pardon

  2. documented

    Donald Trump granted Elliott Broidy, a former Republican National Committee deputy national finance chair, a full presidential pardon on January 19, 2021 after Broidy's guilty plea in the foreign-lobbying case.

    Plea and January 19, 2021 pardon chronology, p. 18

    Trump granted Elliott Broidy a full pardon · Full pardon granted

  3. 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.

    Pages 18–19, United States v. Elliott Broidy

    A paid foreign lobbying campaign reached for Trump; Trump pardoned its operator · Full presidential pardon granted after Broidy's guilty plea.

  4. documented

    Trump granted Broidy a full presidential pardon on January 19, 2021.

    Page 18, pardon status

    A paid foreign lobbying campaign reached for Trump; Trump pardoned its operator · Full presidential pardon granted after Broidy's guilty plea.