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Newly filed lobbying records show Venezuela’s socialist government previously hired a longtime Democratic Party donor for $6 million at the same time it was lobbying to discourage the U.S. from imposing sanctions on the oil-rich nation.
The documents, which were disclosed Thursday, show a U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil giant PDVSA agreed to hire Marcia Wiss’ Washingtonlaw firm in March 2017. That’s the same month it signed a consulting deal for $50 million with scandal-tainted former Congressman David Rivera.
Wiss, an international trade lawyer with a history of donations to the Democratic Party, including a $1,500 contribution to Joe Biden last year, denies she did any lobbying work.
AP: Venezuela Hired Democratic Party Donor for $6 Million
30 Jan 2021
MIAMI (AP) Newly filed lobbying records show Venezuela’s socialist government previously hired a longtime Democratic Party donor for $6 million at the same time it was lobbying to discourage the U.S. from imposing sanctions on the oil-rich nation.
The documents, which were disclosed Thursday, show a U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil giant PDVSA agreed to hire Marcia Wiss’ Washington law firm in March 2017. That’s the same month it signed a consulting deal for $50 million with scandal-tainted former Congressman David Rivera.
Wiss, an international trade lawyer with a history of donations to the Democratic Party, including a $1,500 contribution to Joe Biden last year, denies she did any lobbying work.
Saturday Jan 30, 2021 at 12:01 AM Jan 30, 2021 at 2:30 AM
MIAMI (AP) Newly filed lobbying records show Venezuela s socialist government previously hired a longtime Democratic Party donor for $6 million at the same time it was lobbying to discourage the U.S. from imposing sanctions on the oil-rich nation.
The documents, which were disclosed Thursday, show a U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela s state oil giant PDVSA agreed to hire Marcia Wiss Washington law firm in March 2017. That s the same month it signed a consulting deal for $50 million with scandal-tainted former Congressman David Rivera.
Wiss, an international trade lawyer with a history of donations to the Democratic Party, including a $1,500 contribution to Joe Biden last year, denies she did any lobbying work.
Venezuela hired Democratic Party donor for $6 million
Retroactive Justice Department filings show that a U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela s state oil giant PDVSA agreed to hire Marcia Wiss law firm in March 2017.
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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2020 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File) Author: Associated Press Updated: 11:19 AM CST January 30, 2021
Newly filed lobbying records show Venezuela s socialist government previously hired a longtime Democratic Party donor for $6 million at the same time it was lobbying to discourage the U.S. from imposing sanctions on the oil-rich nation.
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