Chagoury, 70, has been friendly with former President Bill Clinton
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and his wife, current presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton... sometimes described as
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Another Bainbridge Colby...
, since the 1990s, and has donated between $1 million and $5 million to the couple’s foundation, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Chagoury has been a close ally of former Nigerian dictator Gen. Sani Abacha and has tried to influence U.S. policy in the dictator’s favor. The State Department has also been investigating the billionaire, who has Lebanese roots, for his ties to Leb. He is currently on a no-fly list, in part because of his connection to Lebanese Christian politician and former Lebanese Army commander
Michel Aoun...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
, whose party had signed a memorandum of understanding with Hezbollah in 2006.
A 2013 FBI intelligence report has indicated that Chagoury provided funding to Aoun funds, which Aoun transferred to Hezbollah. When Chagoury applied for a tourist visa in the summer of 2015, the state department denied his request on grounds related to funding terrorism. Chagoury denies any link to Hezbollah.