Trump To Hire A Foreign Agent, From Firm Linked To Previous Case Of Alleged Giuliani Meddling, To Advise On Impeachment
Luke Rosiak
Investigative Reporter
November 06, 2019 6:57 PM ET
President Donald Trump is reportedly set to hire Pam Bondi to advise on impeachment. Bondi is a foreign agent for lobbying firm Ballard Strategies.
Ballard Strategies represented Halkbank, a now-indicted Turkey-controlled bank.
Rudy Giuliani represented a trader who was implicated in the case and who testified against the bank’s CEO, and Giuliani allegedly asked Trump to get charges dropped in 2017, a request former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson rejected as inappropriate.
President Donald Trump is reportedly set to hire Pam Bondi to advise him on strategies for dealing with Democrats’ impeachment efforts, which relate to allegations that he and his attorney Rudy Giuliani improperly mixed politics and foreign affairs.
Foreign agent disclosures show that Bondi became a registered foreign agent in July for lobbying firm Ballard Strategies, a lobbying firm that also represented Halkbank, a Turkish government-controlled bank that played a role in an earlier effort where Trump allegedly made an improper request to help a Giuliani client.
Federal prosecutors charged Halkbank on Oct. 15 with fraud, money laundering and participation in a multi-billion dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran. Ballard Strategies also represented Halkbank.
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