Ex-Trump Fundraiser Charged With Illegal Foreign Lobbying

U.S. says Broidy was paid millions to squelch 1MDB probe
Broidy charged in document that often precedes guilty plea

Elliott Broidy — Elliott Broidy
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By David Voreacos, Greg Farrell, and Caleb Melby

October 8, 2020 at 5:47 PM UTC

Updated on

October 8, 2020 at 7:36 PM UTC

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Elliott Broidy, a former top political fundraiser for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, has been charged as part of a wide-ranging federal probe into back-channel efforts to influence the Trump administration on behalf of foreign interests.

Broidy participated in a scheme to illegally lobby the Trump administration to stop investigating the embezzlement scandal at the 1MDB Malaysian state investment fund, according to charging documents unsealed on Wednesday.