President Joe Biden's pick for a top international trade post is the cofounder of a Beltway consulting firm that took millions from the companies behind "Putin's pipeline" and helped find investment opportunities for Chinese tycoons.
In addition to the $7.5 million it gave to the American Action Network, PhRMA also contributed $200,000 to the American Action Forum, AAN’s charitable arm, which is allowed to conduct some lobbying.
The Delaware-based firm’s website gives no indication of who's behind the firm, which was incorporated in February, according to a Delaware state records search.