DOJ hands major contract to Trump-pardoned GOP fundraiser: report

The Department of Justice awarded a $106 million contract to Elliott Broidy, a GOP fundraiser whom Trump pardoned in 2021, according to new reporting by the Guardian.

Broidy lists himself as the founder and CEO of LEO Technologies, a company that won a contract from the DOJ's Bureau of Prisons last month, according to the Guardian.

The DOJ is contracting with Broidy's company to use AI to transcribe, translate, and monitor prison phone calls, the Guardian added.

In 2020, Broidy pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act after he was caught lobbying Trump's White House on behalf of Chinese and Malaysian interests, the Guardian explained.

Near the end of his first term, Trump pardoned Broidy. According to the Guardian, LEO Technologies denied that Broidy runs day-to-day operations and stated, "Broidy played no role in the competitive bidding process or its award."

According to LEO's website, the phone calls by prisoners "represent the world's largest concentration of criminally minded activity - all on recorded lines, all legally accessible."