The others have either pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial. According to the criminal charges, Broidy attempted to facilitate meetings between a Chinese minister and top officials in the Trump administration, Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security during a May 2017 visit. Higginbotham has pleaded guilty. By August, Nickie Lum Davis, an associate of Broidy, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the secret lobbying effort. The criminal charges are not Broidy's first brush with the law.

Source: CNN October 08, 2020 19:53 UTC