Federal Authorities Raided Trump Fundraiser's Office in Money Laundering Probe

[pnwmom]

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Source: ProPublica

Federal authorities raided the office of Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy last summer, seeking records related to his dealings with foreign officials and Trump administration associates, according to a sealed search warrant obtained by ProPublica.

Agents were authorized to use the megadonor's hands and face to unlock any phones that required fingerprint or facial scans.

The Washington Post reported in August that the Justice Department was investigating Broidy. The sealed warrant offers new details of federal authorities' investigation of allegations that Broidy had attempted to cash in on his Trump White House connections in dealings with foreign officials. It also shows that the government took a more aggressive approach with the Trump ally than was previously known, entering his office and removing records -- just as it did with Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen.

Broidy served as a major Trump campaign fundraiser and was the national deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee until he resigned in April 2018, when it was revealed he had agreed to secretly pay off a former Playboy model in exchange for her silence about their affair.

Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-authorities-raided-trump-fundraisers-office-in-money-laundering-probe

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Broidy was a national deputy finance chair of the RNC -- just like Michael Cohen!

The search warrant shows Broidy is being investigated for conspiracy, money laundering, and violating laws against covert lobbying for foreign officials. It was "very broad" and covered evidence related to dozens of individuals, companies, and countries.

I wonder who he was conspiring with. Probably lots of people -- don't you think???

This is a LONG article and well worth your time!

And here's another article from December about this incredible sleaze ball. No way Mueller doesn't put him in a long, long indictment.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/12/disgraced-trump-fundraiser-elliott-broidy-tried-to-use-gop-contacts-to-score-billions-in-africa/


Here is the article on Broidy from the WA Post last August (mentioned in the Propublica article):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-fundraiser-broidy-under-investigation-for-alleged-effort-to-sell-government-influence-people-familiar-with-probe-say/2018/08/17/c9e55792-a185-11e8-8e87-c869fe70a721_story.html?utm_term.1cf8eed8a96c

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 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.

[Zoonart]

1. This MF45 sold the USA out

As my Dad used to say..."Ten ways to Sunday."

[beachbum bob]

2. sealed federal search warrants are nearly impossible to obtain, I'll wait for more reliable info is

released.

[pnwmom]

9. Could it be possible that Broidy leaked it himself

knowing that his indictment was imminent and trying to give his co-conspirators a heads-up?

[Grins]

3. So why didn't the Kim Jong Orange scream to the rooftops about this....?

Why didn't the Kim Jong Orange scream to the rooftops about this - as he did with Cohen and Stone...? Endlessly...?

[PRETZEL]

6. Might be because it would bring the payment made

to another former Playboy Bunnie back into the spotlight?

[pnwmom]

10. He had a very bad day on Twitter yesterday, saying that there should be no Mueller report,

among other things.

[lagomorph777]

14. Might be connected, actually.

[Botany]

4. Lock 'em up

"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."

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. Trump's hotel/tower in vancouver BC had a Malaysian partner

who was linked to Malaysian bad guys.

When I read that, I got curious and looked up who was involved with Trump's other projects, and wouldn't ya know it...connections to bad guys.

That hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, was financially linked to the country's version of the mob, Ivanka was in charge of that project, which now is closed, building not completed. I suspect her frequent trips to "oversee" the project involved money washing.

[Botany]

23. "That hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan was used to wash oligarch oil money and to wash money for ...

.... Iranian Revolutionary Guard too. Trump's anti Iran stuff is just bull shit. Now he might start
a war with Iran as a diversion to Trump Russia or to help out the right wing in Israel or for Saudi
Arabia but he has no core beliefs.

BTW That hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan was rebuilt like 5 times in order to launder money.

[zentrum]

5. MAGA swamp.

[Marcuse]

7. Occam's Razor

[link:http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/05/more-evidence-that-broidy-was-covering-for-trump-in-affair.html|

Broidy’s account raises a lot of questions — and I believe a more plausible explanation of all the facts at hand is that he agreed to pay Bechard seven figures as a favor to Donald Trump, who actually impregnated Bechard, and then needed to hush her up about their affair and her subsequent abortion.

[dixiegrrrrl]

24. Quite possible that Trump + girl. Been hearing that for almost a year now.

And of course Briody would qualify as a good henchman to trump.

[Grins]

8. Broidy was a national deputy finance chair of the RNC...and before and after him...?

Broidy was a national deputy finance chair of the RNC -- just like Michael Cohen!

And before Broidy, Trump BFF and alleged serial-sexual harasser, extortionist, flasher who, in a sexual assault case, paid $7.5 million to settle - Steve Wynn.

[Leghorn21]

11. Best Monday morning EVER!!! Whasssup, BROIDY

..

The trove of hacked documents shows that Broidy, a Republican fundraiser, and his wife engaged in contract negotiations to represent Jho Low in 2017, after Trump became president. The emails included talking points to be used with the White House explaining why the U.S. should drop its probe. One draft contract called for Broidy’s wife’s firm to make $75 million if it succeeded. That number closely matches the amount the government is seeking from Higginbotham-related accounts in its forfeiture lawsuit....

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-30/1mdb-s-jho-low-allegedly-funneled-money-to-influence-doj-probe

Elliot Broidy

I am delighted to announce the addition of these longtime friends of the Party and supporters of this administration to our Finance leadership team,” said Chairwoman McDaniel. “Elliott Broidy, Michael Cohen, and Louis DeJoy will serve as National Deputy Finance Chairmen….”

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/scandals-engulf-multiple-rnc-finance-chairs



Barrack and Elliot Broidy slipped major $$$ to Rick Gates in 2017:

Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates was paid tens of thousands of dollars in 2017 by a company headed by a leading Republican fundraiser and a firm headed by Donald Trump's inaugural committee chairman for help navigating the new administration, even as Gates was under criminal investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller, a new report says.

The New York Times article raises questions of why the two men, Elliott Broidy and Thomas Barrack, each of whom had close ties to the Republican Party and, in Barrack's case, to the president himself, were paying a lobbyist like Gates for guidance on how to deal with the new administration.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/24/broidy-barrack-paid-gates-for-advice-on-trump-administration-report.html

[pnwmom]

12. Thank you, Leghorn21! And the funny thing is,

just last night I was telling my husband that there were still some names I thought we should be hearing about before the crime family -- and I told him about Broidy.

[Leghorn21]

15. Good timing there, mom!! He's all mixed in with that Jho Low guy who is all mixed in with that

1MDB Maylasian scandal, which is a big deal!!

Please tell your husband today about Tom Barrack, because he is a HUGE player and knows tons about - everything!!

If Broidy and Barrack flip, OH MY!! Although, I would settle for some sweet indictments as well, for starters!

[pnwmom]

16. Yeah, I should do that! But my take on Tom Barrack is he's smarter than some of the rest,

and might have done a better job covering his tracks. And/or maybe he's been extremely cooperative, like Rick Gates.

But we'll see. This sure is taking a long time, though. Can't believe it's been almost 2 years since Mueller began. But when you're trying to save the whole world, I guess it would take some time. . . .

[Leghorn21]

18. Yeah, he's maybe a little smarter, but yet, is best buds w/Manafort & Trump??! Hmmmmmm

Tom Barrack was interviewed by Mr. Mueller & Co. December 2017

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/05/mueller-team-questions-trump-friend-tom-barrack/583741002/

1. He hooked Manafort up with Trump:

“I really need to get to” Trump, Manafort said, according to Barrack. He told Barrack he wanted to work as Trump’s convention manager, helping him navigate what they expected would be a contentious affair.

Barrack, who had long been friendly with Kushner, as well as Trump’s daughter Ivanka, said he wrote them an email urging Trump to hire Manafort.

....”This must have seemed like a great idea to Barrack, as he could make two good friends happy at the same time. What he almost definitely didn’t then realize is that Manafort had an ulterior motive and was a desperate man.”

2. He kept Rick Gates around after Manafort resigned:

Most of the media focus so far has been on the arrest of Paul Manafort and George Papadopoulos, with Rick Gates’s arrest getting much less attention. Within the administration, however, things are a bit different.

Some White House advisers are unhappy with Thomas J. Barrack Jr., Trump’s longtime friend and chair of his inauguration, whom they hold responsible for keeping Gates in the Trump orbit long after Manafort resigned as campaign chairman in August 2016, according to people familiar with the situation. Barrack has been Gates’s patron of late, steering political work to him and, until Monday, employing him as director of the Washington office of his real estate investment company.

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2017/10/31/what-did-thomas-barrack-know-and-when-did-he-know-it/

November 29, 2016:

The business partner, Rick Gates, was not mentioned in the Trump transition team’s Nov. 15 public announcement naming the members of the inaugural committee. But behind the scenes Gates is serving as the chief deputy to Thomas Barrack, the private equity investor and close friend of Trump who is inaugural chairman, the sources said. One described him as in effect the “shadow” chair of the event, involved in everything from raising the $50 million to $75 million the Inaugural committee is seeking to the selection of entertainers.

Another source, a top Republican fundraiser, said he recently met with Gates about planning for inaugural events and it was clear he was playing a critical role in overseeing the operation. “Gates is Barrack’s guy” in helping to run the inaugural, said the source.
https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/associate-of-paul-manafort-trumps-ousted-campaign-manager-now-planning-the-inauguration-173000661.html?__twitter_impression=true

3. Barrack is on the Board of Directors at First Republic Bank:




...and, FWIW, Cohen’s Essential Consultants LLC was set up through First Republic Bank:




Tom Barrack



4. Barrack and Elliot Broidy slipped major $$$ to Rick Gates in 2017:

Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates was paid tens of thousands of dollars in 2017 by a company headed by a leading Republican fundraiser and a firm headed by Donald Trump's inaugural committee chairman for help navigating the new administration, even as Gates was under criminal investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller, a new report says.

The New York Times article raises questions of why the two men, Elliott Broidy and Thomas Barrack, each of whom had close ties to the Republican Party and, in Barrack's case, to the president himself, were paying a lobbyist like Gates for guidance on how to deal with the new administration.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/24/broidy-barrack-paid-gates-for-advice-on-trump-administration-report.html

—— WE’LL SEE HOW THIS ALL SHAKES OUT, MOM!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. Something I don't understand about this, tho.

There is documented history showing Trump, Manafort and Felix Sater all worked together back in the 80's. Pictures, even.

Manafort and Sater had formed The Blackstone Group, Felix proudly had a business card referring to his office in Trump Tower.

Yet, it sounds as if Manafort needed an introduction to Trump by Barrak???
Maybe I read that wrongly.

but....then....it was Manafort who later "tricked" trump into selecting Pence for VP?

[Leghorn21]

27. My question EXACTLY, grrrl! It would certainly seem that Barrack would NOT need to put those

two in touch, as they were old pals, but the Barrack article says that’s what happened. True or not, I do not know, but sure would love to. GREAT MYSTERY

It seems by all accounts that Manafort totally schemed to get Pence on board...another GREAT MYSTERY

And the greatest of all mysteries to me is, WHOSE TEAM IS SATER PLAYING FOR??!??

Maybe we’ll find out next week when he (Sater) testifies in front of Congress (March 27), I swear I cannot wait

[dixiegrrrrl]

29. Jeez, a real life tv series.."tune in next week to find out......"

Not to mention the movies and tv shows and books that are gonna be done.

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. Ahhh...the punchable face of 2019.

thanks for posting his pic. Doesn't he look like a trump mini-me?


and thanks for all the background info on him.

Add Briody to the list of people trump sez he never knew.

[dhill926]

13. Good...

take this flatulent fuck down...hard.

[lilactime]

17. K&R

[dalton99a]

19. Kick

[riversedge]

22. Good to see this.

[CountAllVotes]

25. K&R !!!

& recommend !!!!!!!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

28. Lock him up!!!