Influential Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta is leaving his own firm amid reports that he’s under the investigation by the special counsel probing Russian influence on the U.S. 2016 election. Tony Podesta, founder of the Podesta Group, is the brother of John Podesta, who was chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election campaign. His firm did work for foreign clients in Ukraine and some of that work may now be under scrutiny, according to a report in Politico. The announcement of Podesta’s exit came the same day several former advisors of President Trump were indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller on charges of money laundering and making false statements to federal authorities.
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