The DOJ is suing casino mogul and GOP fundraiser Steve Wynn to compel him to register as a foreign agent of the Chinese government over his alleged role in unsuccessfully pressing the Trump administration to extradite a fugitive Chinese billionaire.
DOJ alleges Wynn operated as an unregistered foreign agent in an unsuccessful effort to press the Trump administration to extradite a fugitive Chinese billionaire.Wynn is a top GOP fundraiser and a former Republican National Committee finance chair before stepping down in
He's donated more than $3 million to Republican campaigns, party committees and independent political spenders this cycle alone, according to Federal Election Committee filings.DOJ says Wynn worked with a senior Chinese government official to secure the extradition of Guo Wengui, an outspoken Beijing critic and ally of former White House strategist Steve Bannon.
"Wynn conveyed the request directly to the then-President over dinner and by phone, and he had multiple discussions with the then-President and senior officials at the White House and National Security Council about organizing a meeting" with senior Chinese officials, DOJ alleged in a press release on the suit.
"We respectfully disagree with the Department of Justice’s legal interpretation of FARA and look forward to proving our case in court.”Another top Republican fundraiser, Elliott Broidy, pleaded guilty in 2020 to violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act for his role in pushing for Guo's extradition.
An alleged co-conspirator, a Hawaii businesswoman named Nicki Lum Davis, also pleaded guilty to a FARA violation as part of the scheme.that she was duped into accepting that plea agreement after her attorney secretly collaborated with prosectors in the case.
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