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The Door Is Wide Open for Foreign Cash to Infiltrate Trump 2.0

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Malaysian fraudster Jho Low managed to infiltrate both the Obama and Trump administrations, using money and charm to extraordinary effect.

Low, currently a fugitive, has said he was an intermediary for deals and denies wrongdoing.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump sits in the White House again, more embattled, more paranoid, and more financially exposed than ever.

Low arranged for Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak to play golf with Obama in Hawaii after Christmas in 2014 .

Low orchestrated a $69 million payment to White Jr.’s DuSable Capital , where the other partner was a former Obama official.

Last month , the Justice Department clawed back just $20 million from White Jr. , who agreed to forfeit the money from his accounts.

Low's sentence is expected to be commuted to life imprisonment without parole after two years .

Low himself has vanished deeper into China , with many wondering if he’s under protection or house arrest.

Low left behind a blueprint for corrupting American democracy, no sophisticated tradecraft required, just cash.

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