Taiwan pays $900,000 for ally Guatemala to hire Trump-supporter lobbyist in U.S.
The Hindu
‘It's unusual for one government to be paying the fees for lobbying for another government’
Guatemala has hired for $900,000 a major supporter of former President Donald Trump to seek influence with U.S. officials in an unusual lobbying contract paid for by its ally Taiwan, foreign lobby records show.
Ballard Partners registered as a foreign agent with the U.S. Justice Department on January 13, according to new filings made public over the weekend. The contract, dated January 12, was signed by Alfonso Quinonez, Guatemala's Ambassador to the U.S., and Brian Ballard, president of the namesake lobbying firm and a longtime Trump ally.
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