DOJ accuses casino mogul Steve Wynn of lobbying on behalf of China
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The DOJ is suing casino mogul Steve Wynn to compel him to register as a foreign agent for China, due to alleged lobbying he did during the Trump administration.
The Justice Department is suing Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn to compel him to register as a foreign agent for the People's Republic of China because of alleged lobbying he did on behalf of the Chinese government during the Trump administration.
The civil lawsuit targeting Wynn outlines his alleged efforts in 2017 to push then-President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration to deport a Chinese businessman living in New York at the request of China's Vice Minister of the Ministry of Public Security, Sun Lijun.
The Chinese businessman had been charged with corruption in China and had sought political asylum in America, according to court documents.
"Wynn conveyed the request directly to [Trump] over dinner and by phone, and he had multiple discussions with the then-President and senior officials at the White House and National Security Council about organizing a meeting with [Vice Minister Lijun] and other PRC government officials," according to the Justice Department.
