increase his influence peddling business and he was extraordinarily successful. as you noted, he got a meeting in the oval office with the president. he was able to use that piece of information to impress his clients in the united arab emirates enough to get himself a $600 million contract because he was trying to influence the u.s. policy vis-a-vis the gulf states. that's a pretty good payoff. what is most remarkable about this story is that the truth is just, i think, hidden in plain sight here. donald trump has affairs with playboy play mates and pays them off to be silent. elliott broidy bribes public officials to enhance his business interests. this should have set off red flags when broidy told his frankly preposterous story to the "wall street journal" and