Posted on 04/05/2023 9:16:24 AM PDT by bitt
“He told me that he, or he and a group, were going to make a significant contribution to the Democratic Party. … I said 'wow, that’s a lot of money.’”
Movie star Leonardo DiCaprio took the stand in a federal trial on Monday that seeks to hammer down the details of what appears to be a money-funneling scheme that features a Malaysian financier funneling tens of millions of dollars through a prominent 90s rap artist for the purpose of donating to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.
DiCaprio plays into the saga because he was said to have partied with Jho Low, a Malaysian financier who apparently suggested to DiCaprio once during a conversation that he intended to contribute to Obama’s presidential campaign, according to the New York Post.
DiCaprio said: “It was a casual conversation about what party he was in support of, I told him what party I was in support of. And he told me that he, or he and a group, were going to make a significant contribution to the Democratic Party. … I said ‘wow, that’s a lot of money.’”
Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, founder of The Fugees, has been recruited by Low in an effort to funnel money to Obama’s re-election bid, because foreigners are not allowed to contribute to US campaigns. The report indicated that Michel had taken “tens of millions of dollars” to lobby the government on behalf of the Chinese government.
However, it turns out that much of the money was stolen. Low is now being accused of embezzling $4.5 billion from 1MDB, Malaysia’s state investment fund, per Reuters.
Low reportedly helped fund DiCaprio’s 2013 hit film “The Wolf of Wall Street,” a performance that won the 48-year-old a Golden Globe for best actor. DiCaprio and Low apparently carried on a friendship for a number of years, and the actor apparently understood Low to be a significant businessman with ties to Abu Dhabi and Malaysia.
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Hope he’s paid up on his life insurance.
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1643624095047729153?
BREAKING: Leonardo DiCaprio testifies that a CCP-linked Malaysian financier, now a fugitive, sent $30 million to Obama during 2012 campaign
And nothing will be done.
They funded Clinton too.
Doesn’t matter. The DOJ is only interested in going after Trump.
What difference at this point does it make?
They won didn’t they? You can return the money but you can’t change the results.
How do you stop it beforehand? Judicial Watch types are too little too late.
That’s a nice tidbit there Leonardo. I’m going to file that away in my “Won’t move the needle 1 iota towards bringing leftist corruption down” file.
His final demise in TITANIC
wasn’t good enough.
.
Sad.
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Some state or local prosecutor needs to charge Obama with campaign violations!
Leo knows 23 year olds. But campaign finance issues?? Odd witness.
DiCaprio! Lol .......this is a guy who asked for a discount in my store.....
Guess I’ll be first:
“Leonardo DiCaprio did not kill himself.”
I guess Leo’s going into Witsec. 😏
So.....
I see in the foreseeable future....a strongly worded letter. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
Republicans suck.
Can’t blame him for trying.
Nice click bait headline.
Now, let's look at what actually happened:
"a Malaysian financier who apparently suggested to DiCaprio once during a conversation that he intended to contribute to Obama’s presidential campaign, according to the New York Post.DiCaprio said: “It was a casual conversation about what party he was in support of, I told him what party I was in support of. And he told me that he, or he and a group, were going to make a significant contribution to the Democratic Party. … I said ‘wow, that’s a lot of money.’”
Imagine how much more is being funneled through the drug cartels.
Yes. This is more than 10 years ago.
When Clinton did it it was at least known.
He was a good sport when the clerk suggested that we needed the money more than he did. Even posed for a photo.!
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