Tony Podesta has epitomized the height of Washington influence and wealth for two decades.He has a home in Washington a few doors down from Barack Obama, a villa in Italy, an apartment in New York and a multi-million-dollar art collection. He’s been a K Street rainmaker, holding fundraisers for the party’s top elected officials and mingling with the most powerful liberals in the country. Last week, he attended Hillary Clinton’s 70th birthday party.Some of the world’s largest companies — BAE Systems, Wal-Mart and Lockheed Martin — have paid him piles of cash to represent them in the Capitol. His firm’s …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
