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Elliott Broidy was riding high after Donald Trump’s election day victory in 2016. The Los Angeles businessman had been one of Trump’s top fundraisers during the campaign, helping raise more than $150 million for the Republican Party. And as a reward, he was soon named deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee and vice chair of the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
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