'Huawei paid Washington lobbyist $1 million'

WASHINGTON - Chinese telecoms giant Huawei paid Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta $1 million to lobby the Biden administration on its behalf, double what the lobbyist has revealed publicly, according to two people familiar with the matter.

One of the people said the additional undisclosed $500,000 payment is slated to be included in Podesta's fourth-quarter filing in January for lobbying activities during the October - December period.Podesta is the brother of John Podesta, who served as chairman of the presidential campaign of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, and as a senior White House adviser to former President Barack Obama, also a Democrat.

Lawyers consulted by Reuters said the Lobbying Disclosure Act requires the payment to be disclosed for the quarter in which the work was done, meaning if Podesta lobbies for Huawei in the last three months of the year he will be in compliance. Huawei has drawn ire in Washington over fears it can spy on US users, allegations of trade secrets theft and sanctions violations. Former President Donald Trump's Republican administration placed the company on a trade blacklist, making it more difficult for it to get advanced technology from US suppliers.

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