REMINDER: as @StatusCoup reported, @KamalaHarris holds high $ Hollywood fundraiser today--a co-host lobbied for & did business w/ 1MDB...which is in middle of a global money laundering scandal.https://statuscoup.com/does-kamala-harris-fundraiser-cohost-connection-global-money-laundering-scandal/ …
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His name is Shomik Dutta and he worked for the Obama White House and was a big fundraiser for Obama and
@HillaryClinton. As my reporting shows, he has scrubbed any mention of the firm he co-founded that did business with 1MDB--and he declined to comment to me whether he's under1 reply 9 retweets 21 likesShow this thread -
DOJ investigation (it also appears the firm he co-founded went out of business around the same time reports came out about its business dealings with 1MDB). Shockingly to me (although it shouldn't be at this point)...
@cnn's@MaeveReston and@politico's@ccadelago--who both cover1 reply 5 retweets 10 likesShow this thread -
Harris for their respective outlets--have not covered or reported on this (Reston told me she would "pass it on" to another reporter covering the fundraiser). The fundraiser will be held at filmmaker J.J. Abrams home.
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@StatusCoup reported--there's NO EVIDENCE to report Harris' donor is under federal investigation--but there's clear evidence he's publicly erased his history with the firm that made tens of millions from a deal with 1MDB--a Malaysia fund now under investigation for laundering2 replies 5 retweets 13 likesShow this thread -
$6.5 billion in investor money into the private coffers of former Malaysian prime minister, his political and business allies, and yachts, prized paintings, and even production costs for the Wolf of Wall Street, and other extravagant purchases
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.@KamalaHarris' campaign did not answer multiple requests for comment---and Dutta "politely declined" to comment multiple times. You can decide for yourself why someone who is not under investigation would not want a reporter to know that
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As far as
@StatusCoup knows, Dutta is still attending the fundraiser today as a co-host (invite lists co-chairs at $10,000 each and regular guests at $2,800)1 reply 11 retweets 23 likesShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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