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Extraction Summary
10
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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News article excerpt / house oversight committee document
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Summary
This document is a news summary or report excerpt detailing the resignation of RNC deputy finance chair Elliott Broidy following a $1.6 million hush money payment facilitated by Michael Cohen. It further details investigations into Broidy's lobbying activities involving the Malaysian government (specifically regarding Jho Low and the 1MDB scandal) and Chinese interests regarding exile Guo Wengui. The text also mentions Broidy's lawsuit against Qatar for alleged email hacking.
People (10)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Elliott Broidy | Former RNC Deputy Finance Chair |
Resigned after paying hush money; under scrutiny for foreign lobbying efforts regarding Malaysia and China.
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| Michael Cohen | Trump's Personal Attorney / RNC Fundraiser |
Helped arrange Broidy's settlement; under investigation by federal prosecutors.
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| Robin Rosenzweig | Broidy's Wife / Firm Owner |
Sought $75 million from Jho Low for strategic advice/lobbying.
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| Jho Low | Malaysian Businessman |
Target of DOJ investigation regarding 1MDB; potential client of Broidy/Rosenzweig.
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| Robert S. Mueller III | Special Counsel |
Investigators asked witnesses about Broidy's activities.
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| Najib Razak | Former Prime Minister of Malaysia |
Charged with embezzling billions from 1MDB fund.
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| Donald Trump | President of the United States |
Mentioned regarding Cohen's activities and denial of contact regarding Jho Low case.
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| Clark | Attorney for Broidy |
Provided statement to The Journal denying Broidy discussed Low's case with Trump.
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| Guo Wengui | Chinese Exile / Billionaire Businessman |
Target of Broidy's efforts to force him out of the US.
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| Unnamed Playboy Model | Settlement Recipient |
Received $1.6 million from Broidy.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Republican National Committee (RNC) |
Broidy resigned from position; Cohen was a fundraiser.
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| Wall Street Journal |
Reported on Broidy's dealings and the Jho Low contract.
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| New York Times |
Reported on Broidy's dealings and the Guo Wengui situation.
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
Filed civil suits regarding 1MDB; Cohen under investigation.
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| 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) |
Malaysian state investment fund from which $4.5 billion was misappropriated.
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| Government of Qatar |
Sued by Broidy for alleged hacking.
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Timeline (3 events)
2018
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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Location of federal prosecutors investigating Cohen.
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Origin of Jho Low and Najib Razak.
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Country seeking return of Guo Wengui.
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Location of Guo Wengui's exile.
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Country sued by Broidy.
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Relationships (3)
Cohen helped arrange the settlement for Broidy.
Identified as wife and seeking funds together.
Draft contract seeking $75 million for dropping investigation.
Key Quotes (2)
"This whole narrative is a fabrication driven by hackers who want to undermine me"Source
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"at no time did Mr. Broidy or Ms. Rosenzweig, or anyone acting on their behalf, discuss Mr. Low’s case with President Trump, any member of his staff, or anyone at the U.S. Department of Justice."Source
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In April, he resigned from his RNC position in the wake of a report that he had paid a former Playboy model $1.6 million in exchange for her silence about a sexual affair. Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen — another RNC fundraiser — helped arrange the settlement, Broidy acknowledged.
[RNC deputy finance chair steps down after admitting Trump’s lawyer negotiated settlement between him and pregnant Playboy model]
Cohen is under investigation by federal prosecutors in Manhattan who are examining whether he fraudulently obtained millions of dollars in loans and whether his efforts to squash negative stories about Trump during the campaign violated election law.
Broidy’s business dealings captured the attention of investigators for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who asked at least one witness about Broidy’s activities, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Broidy’s attempts to solve high-level headaches for the Chinese and Malaysian governments were first reported this spring by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, which cited in part a cache of hacked emails.
Broidy has said the documents were stolen by enemies seeking to ruin his reputation.
“This whole narrative is a fabrication driven by hackers who want to undermine me,” Broidy said in a statement to the Times. Earlier this year, he filed a lawsuit against the country of Qatar, alleging that it hacked his email accounts in retaliation for his allegations that Qatar supports terrorists. A spokesman for the Qatari government has called the suit “without fact or merit.”
The Journal reported in March that, according to a draft contract, Broidy and his wife, Robin Rosenzweig, were seeking $75 million from Malaysian businessman Jho Low if federal prosecutors dropped their investigation into a Malaysian state investment fund.
The Justice Department has filed civil suits claiming $4.5 billion in public money was misappropriated from the fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad, seeking to claim a portion of those assets. Last month, Malaysian authorities charged f ormer prime minister Najib Razak with embezzling billions in public money from the fund.
Clark, the Broidy attorney, told The Journal that Rosenzweig’s firm had been hired to provide strategic advice to Low, adding that “at no time did Mr. Broidy or Ms. Rosenzweig, or anyone acting on their behalf, discuss Mr. Low’s case with President Trump, any member of his staff, or anyone at the U.S. Department of Justice.”
The Times reported in April that Broidy had explored ways to force Chinese exile Guo Wengui to leave the United States. The billionaire businessman had fled China in 2014 as he was facing arrest for a range of charges, including corruption. Guo has said the allegations were fabricated by a government that wants to silence him.
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