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Judge orders top Trump World lobbyist Barry Bennett's assets partially frozen
Source: Politico
Judge orders top Trump World lobbyist's assets partially frozen
Barry Bennett is embroiled in a civil claim by Republican consultant Ying Ma, and sources say that investigators are also looking at his foreign work.
By BETSY WOODRUFF SWAN and JOSH GERSTEIN
05/21/2021 05:27 PM EDT
A judge has ordered that one of the most prominent lobbyists of the Trump era, Barry Bennett, have his business assets partially frozen, according to court filings reviewed by POLITICO.
Earlier this month, a court sent Bennett formal notice that a default judgment was entered against him — meaning, because he did not comply with court orders, he is liable, and the only remaining legal issue is how much he owes in damages to a Republican consultant who sued him.
Bennett was campaign manager for Ben Carson’s 2016 campaign and then advised the Trump campaign. After Trump’s election, he and Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski opened a lobbying shop just blocks from the White House called Avenue Strategies. The firm’s international wing, Avenue Strategies Global, represented a host of big-spending clients over the years, including Citgo, Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko, and the governments of Qatar and Zimbabwe.
But things have changed. Just weeks after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Avenue Strategies closed down. Bennett opened a new lobbying firm, Bennett Strategies after Avenue Strategies shuttered. And now, according to the court documents POLITICO reviewed, a judge in Maryland has ordered Bennett’s assets partially frozen to satisfy the judgment entered against him and ruled that he owes damages to Republican consultant and pundit Ying Ma, who also worked on Carson’s campaign.
Bennett is one of a number of Trump World denizens to find Beltway-area fame followed by messy legal entanglements.
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Barry Bennett is embroiled in a civil claim by Republican consultant Ying Ma, and sources say that investigators are also looking at his foreign work.
By BETSY WOODRUFF SWAN and JOSH GERSTEIN
05/21/2021 05:27 PM EDT
A judge has ordered that one of the most prominent lobbyists of the Trump era, Barry Bennett, have his business assets partially frozen, according to court filings reviewed by POLITICO.
Earlier this month, a court sent Bennett formal notice that a default judgment was entered against him — meaning, because he did not comply with court orders, he is liable, and the only remaining legal issue is how much he owes in damages to a Republican consultant who sued him.
Bennett was campaign manager for Ben Carson’s 2016 campaign and then advised the Trump campaign. After Trump’s election, he and Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski opened a lobbying shop just blocks from the White House called Avenue Strategies. The firm’s international wing, Avenue Strategies Global, represented a host of big-spending clients over the years, including Citgo, Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko, and the governments of Qatar and Zimbabwe.
But things have changed. Just weeks after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Avenue Strategies closed down. Bennett opened a new lobbying firm, Bennett Strategies after Avenue Strategies shuttered. And now, according to the court documents POLITICO reviewed, a judge in Maryland has ordered Bennett’s assets partially frozen to satisfy the judgment entered against him and ruled that he owes damages to Republican consultant and pundit Ying Ma, who also worked on Carson’s campaign.
Bennett is one of a number of Trump World denizens to find Beltway-area fame followed by messy legal entanglements.
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Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/21/trump-lobbyist-barry-bennett-has-assets-partially-frozen-490166
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