Democratic Power Broker Rakes In $1M Lobbying Biden White House For Chinese Tech Giant
Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta made about $1 million last year lobbying the Biden White House on behalf of Chinese tech giant Huawei.
Financial disclosure forms released last week show that Podesta made $500,000 in the fourth quarter of 2021 lobbying the “Executive Office of the President” on “Issues related to telecommunication services and impacted trade issues,” according to the New York Post. That sum is in addition to another $500,000 Podesta disclosed in the third quarter of 2021 for lobbying President Joe Biden on behalf of Huawei.
When asked about Podesta’s lobbying in October, the White House pointed out that the Chinese tech giant is still under U.S. sanctions.
“President Biden and this administration believe digital infrastructure equipment made by untrustworthy vendors, like Huawei, pose a threat to the security of the U.S., our allies, and our partners. Export controls against Huawei remain in place,” a White House official said at the time.- READ MORE
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