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Feds Investigating Former RNC Booster For Selling Trump Access To Foreign Governments: Report (Updated)

The following article by Matthew Chapman was posted on the AlterNet.org website August 17, 2018:

A longtime Republican donor and former RNC deputy finance chair is facing investigation by the Justice Department.

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On Friday, the Washington Post reported that Elliott Broidy, a longtime GOP megadonor and former Republican National Committee official, is under investigation by the Justice Department for allegedly selling favors from the Trump administration to foreign nationals:

As part of the investigation, prosecutors are scrutinizing a plan that Broidy allegedly developed to try to persuade the Trump government to extradite a Chinese dissident back to his home country, a move sought by Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to two of the people.

They also are investigating claims that Broidy sought $75 million from a Malaysian business official if the Justice Department ended its investigation of a development fund run by the Malaysian government. The Malaysian probe has examined the role of the former prime minister in the embezzlement of billions of dollars from the fund.

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