Economics

Trent Lott's Firm Made a Fortune Lobbying for the Kremlin

The former Senate majority leader's company made $450,000 from a state-controlled bank that was the target of sanctions.

U.S. Republican Senator Trent Lott speaks at a news conference about the Iraq war supplemental spending bill, March 29, 2007 at the U.S. Capitol
Photograph by Stephanie Kuykendal/Bloomberg

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By Matthew Campbell and Dawn Kopecki

May 15, 2015 at 4:00 AM UTC

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The Kremlin and Big Oil are stuffing more money into Washington’s influence machine as Europe and the U.S. renew their commitment to Russian sanctions.

While Russia may be angry about international sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, Beltway lawyers are mopping up and big names in lobbying are piling in.