GOP fundraiser Elliott Broid under DOJ probe for allegedly selling Trump administration influence to foreign officials

From: Weingarten, Reid [a Sent: 8/18/2018 4:51:06 PM To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] Subject: Fw: GOP fundraiser Broidy under investigation for alleged effort to sell government influence, people familiar with probe say - The Washington Post Importance: — High Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Heberlig, Brian Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 6:47 PM To: Weingarten, Reid; Silverman, Nicholas Subject: GOP fundraiser Broidy under investigation for alleged effort to sell government influence, people familiar with probe say - The Washington Post https://www.washinetonpost.com/politics/gop-fundraiser-broidy-under-investigation-for-alleged-effort-to-sell- government-influence-people-familiar-with-probe-say/2018/08/17/c9e55792-a185-11e8-8¢87- c869fe70a721_story.html?utm_term=.f7126cd4d51c GOP fundraiser Broidy under investigation for alleged effort to sell government influence, people familiar with probe say Carol D. Leonnig The Justice Department is investigating whether longtime Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy sought to sell his influence with the Trump administration by offering to deliver U.S. government actions for foreign officials in exchange for tens of millions of dollars, according to three people familiar with the probe. 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 are also 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. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031764