For The Record

The New York Times last week did a lengthy article on how a wheeler-dealer businessman who was a key player a decade ago in a pay-for-play scandal that sent former City and State Comptroller Alan Hevesi to prison has emerged as an influence-peddler with some clout in Washington, D.C. because of his fund-raising work for President Trump.

The Times piece described Elliott Broidy as “marketing his Trump connections to politicians and governments around the world, including some with unsavory records…Mr. Broidy suggested to clients and prospective customers of his Virginia-based defense contracting company, Circinus, that he would broker meetings with Mr. Trump, his administration and congressional allies…This type of access has value on the international stage, where the perception of support from an American President—or even a photo with one—can benefit foreign leaders back home.”