DOJ probing whether Malaysian fugitive used laundered funds to pay Chris Christie, Trump lawyer

The Hill ^ | 08/29/18 | Megan Keller

[yesthatjallen]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly investigating whether a fugitive Malaysian businessman paid a team of American lawyers, including former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and an attorney who represents President Trump, from tens of millions of dollars in laundered funds.

The DOJ is pursuing a criminal investigation into Jho Low, who has U.S. assets, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

The newspaper reported that the DOJ filed civil lawsuits in July 2016 and last year to recover assets from Low and others that were allegedly purchased with money embezzled from a Malaysian fund, 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

U.S. court filings have described Low as a central figure in an alleged scheme that embezzled $4.5 billion, according to the Journal, which noted that Malaysian authorities charged Low with money laundering this week in what could constitute one of the largest financial frauds in history.

The Journal added there has been no indication that anyone paid with the funds was aware of their origins.

According to the report, Low may have made payments with embezzled funds to Christie, who briefly headed Trump’s transition team; Trump’s longtime lawyer Marc Kasowitz; a former outside ethics adviser for the Trump Organization, Bobby Burchfield; and a Washington lobbyist with close ties to the Republican Party, Ed Rogers.

“There has been no communication by Governor Christie with any other area of government on Mr. Low’s behalf,” a Christie spokesman told the Journal, adding that “no inquiry made to him by the Department of Justice with regard to any other investigation regarding funding or otherwise.”

A spokesman for Kasowitz’s law firm, Kasowitz Benson Torres, confirmed to the Journal that it represents Low in DOJ-related matters and that it had been paid, “as [is the case] with all of our non-pro-bono clients.”

Burchfield told the newspaper that Low retained his law firm, King & Spalding, to “advise him on the ongoing investigations” and that the firm “performed appropriate due diligence on sources of payment.”

“Further, neither I nor King & Spalding has had contacts with any governmental entity, directly or indirectly, on behalf of Mr. Low, nor has King & Spalding received any inquiries from the Department of Justice regarding this engagement,” Burchfield told the Journal.

Rogers reportedly declined to comment, and representatives for Low did not respond to a request for comment.

[yesthatjallen]

Another 'out of left field' witch hunt hit job.

[JonPreston]

Are Magoo and Huber still setting a secret trap for Hillary?

[Blue House Sue]

How Low will the DOJ go?

[Paine in the Neck]

Meanwhile Hillary sits on billion$ illegally gained from all over the planet. And if aliens landed, she’d be the first to shake them down too.

[Pollard]

omfg

The criminals are on the left jeff

[EagleUSA]

Yes, and the USA continues to die from its BIG CANCER while the DOJ puts band-aids on its issues.

[Bonemaker]

“The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly investigating whether a fugitive Malaysian businessman paid a team of American lawyers, including former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and an attorney who represents President Trump, from tens of millions of dollars in laundered funds.”

Oh that’s a top priority. Meanwhile, Hillary is free as a bird. Farce.

[tennmountainman]

That’s funny.
Joseph diGenova said on Hannity last night that Huber hasn’t
even interviewed Ohr. I would not hold my breath on a secret plan.
Ohr is one of many key criminals. If he hasn’t been interviewed by
Sessions boy Huber, who is?

[JonPreston]

By watching who in the Swamp is rushing to defend Magoo (McConnell, Sasse, Kennedy) shouldn’t that be a red light to the QooQs?

[Gay State Conservative]

Impeachment Article XXV

[Hostage]

> "U.S. court filings have described Low as a central figure in an alleged scheme that embezzled $4.5 billion, according to the Journal, which noted that Malaysian authorities charged Low with money laundering this week in what could constitute one of the largest financial frauds in history."

Something possibly related (or unrelated) to consider further is Feta Gulen and HRC connection:

Fethallah "Feta" Gulen

Feta is a frontman for international narcotic and arms dealers. He made his name by addicting Soviet soldiers in the Afghan war, and through these addicts his narcotic suppliers penetrated the Soviet Union to addict as much of the Soviet citizenry as possible.

His aim was: Weaken and bring down the superpowers not my military power, but by the needle.

As a Muslim during the Obama years, he has organized and overseen the establishment in the USA of more than 500 Islamic 'schools' which are known to be indoctrination centers for jihadists.

He is said to have more than $40 billion stashed away in MALAYSIAN BANKS.

HRC is friends with Feta and it is said that Feta has stashed away $2 billion for her in his Malaysian banks.

[Logical me]

The criminals are on the left jeff

Sessions don't give a shi!. He is part of the swamp.

[Alberta's Child]

I would take Joe DiGenova's word with a grain of salt in all this.

He's a smart guy and I'd love to see him working in the DOJ in some capacity in the Trump administration, but he has made a couple of statements/predictions in recent months that turned out to be so badly incorrect that it was clear he's dealing with incomplete information.

[Skepolitic]

How is this even a story?

It seems to me that it alleges that some lawyers received payment for legal services rendered to a guy who probably is guilty of some serious crimes. And the lawyers are connected with Republicans.

Do Democrat lawyers only represent innocent clients? Seriously?????

[Vic S]

Meanwhile, the Clinton Foundation was USED to LAUNDER a billion (!) dollars and when presented with the evidence, IGNORED it!

[NormsRevenge]

‘Renegade’ DOJ indicts itself of incompetence&political pandering by mistake; Federal Judge tosses indictment claiming media bias

The ‘Pursuit of Justice’ is just a joyride for the Left.

[WASCWatch]

Anyone Sessions appoints to investigate anything will never indict anyone in the swamp or deep state.

[WASCWatch]

This is a matter for the Malaysian government. If he embezzled money from a Malaysian business or person and used some of it to pay lawyers in the U.S., that is not the problem for the U.S. DoJ.