Company led by Republican fundraiser pardoned by Trump wins $106m federal contract

There is no evidence Elliott Broidy’s links to Trump helped AI company win contract to monitor prisoners’ phone calls

The day before Donald Trump’s first term ended in 2021, he inked a pardon for Elliott Broidy, a scandal-plagued Republican fundraiser and former Republican National Committee official who had pleaded guilty three months earlier to trying to illegally lobby Trump and his administration.

Last month, a company headed by Broidy won a $106m contract from the Department of Justice, according to federal contracting records.