Trump 2020 campaign manager delivered paid speech in Romania

Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad ParscaleBradley (Brad) James ParscaleMORE recently delivered a paid speech to politicians and elites in Romania, according to a report published Tuesday.

Parscale, who heads President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s reelection campaign, did not break any laws as long as he does not lobby for foreign entities without registering, legal analysts told The Washington Post.

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Parscale told The Hill in a statement that the “handful of international speeches” he has given were approved in advance.

“We did not grow up with the opportunity to travel internationally, and speaking opportunities have allowed me to share my talent with other professionals in a university setting while having a brief break from the rigorous campaign schedule that I maintain,” he said. “This speaking engagement was fully vetted and approved through the necessary channels in advance.”

“This is yet another effort by the biased fake news media to systematically target another person in President Trump’s orbit,” he added.

Following the report’s publication, Parscale also slammed the Post on Twitter.  

Parscale is listed as a speaker with the Worldwide Speakers Group, and his speaking fee is between $15,000 and $25,000, according to its website. 

Campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told The Hill in a statement that Parscale went “as a private citizen, not to discuss official U.S. policies” and “followed the Trump campaign’s approval process governing invitations for outside speaking engagements.”

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Executive Director Noah Bookbinder said on Twitter that the speech is more evidence that “the potential for the appearance of impropriety” does not bother the Trump campaign.

Trump’s onetime 2016 campaign chairman Paul ManafortPaul John ManafortGOP votes to give Graham broad subpoena power in Obama-era probe Will the ‘law and order’ president pardon Roger Stone? Trump taps Lewandowski, Bossie for Commission on Presidential Scholars MORE pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign lobbyist for the Ukrainian president as part of special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) MuellerCNN’s Toobin warns McCabe is in ‘perilous condition’ with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill’s 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s Justice Department investigation, while the charges to which former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty included lying about activities involving the Turkish government. 

The Mueller report released in redacted form by the Justice Department earlier this month detailed multiple instances in which the Russian government attempted to influence the U.S. election, but did not establish that there was a conspiracy with the Trump campaign. 

—Updated Wednesday at 3:49 p.m.

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