Former Trump fundraiser charged for lobbying to drop 1MDB probe

ReutersPublished: Oct 9, 2020 12:02 AM

Elliott Broidy, a former fundraiser for US President Donald Trump, was charged with illegally lobbying him to drop an investigation involving a massive Malaysian embezzlement scandal, according to court documents.

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