A firm co-founded by Donald Trump’s
initial campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, quietly agreed to lobby for the
oil company Citgo as the company, which is owned by the leftist government of
Venezuela, was becoming increasingly embroiled in tensions involving the United
States, Venezuela and Russia. Officials with Lewandowski’s firm, Avenue
Strategies, confirmed that last month it formalized a $25,000-a-month lobbying
contract with Citgo. The officials initially told POLITICO that the firm had
filed legally required paperwork revealing the contract to the U.S. government
on Feb. 20. But Lewandowski’s co-founder in the firm, fellow Trump campaign
aide Barry Bennett, subsequently clarified that it “was just an origination
date,” and the firm was working to file the paperwork Wednesday. More… 
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Lewandowski’s firm quietly inked deal with Venezuela-owned company
A firm co-founded by Donald Trump’s
initial campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, quietly agreed to lobby for the
oil company Citgo as the company, which is owned by the leftist government of
Venezuela, was becoming increasingly embroiled in tensions involving the United
States, Venezuela and Russia. Officials with Lewandowski’s firm, Avenue
Strategies, confirmed that last month it formalized a $25,000-a-month lobbying
contract with Citgo. The officials initially told POLITICO that the firm had
filed legally required paperwork revealing the contract to the U.S. government
on Feb. 20. But Lewandowski’s co-founder in the firm, fellow Trump campaign
aide Barry Bennett, subsequently clarified that it “was just an origination
date,” and the firm was working to file the paperwork Wednesday. More… 
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