The Panama Papers investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) shows a prominent Clinton donor worked with the law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Farhad Azima, who ended up in the spotlight during the Iran-Contra affair during former President Ronald Reaganâs years in office, reinvented himself after the scandal as a politically pragmatic bipartisan donor. Azima went to the White House during Bill Clintonâs presidency 10 times, âbetween October 1995 and December 1996, including private afternoon coffees with the president,â according to ICIJ.
Then, when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was mounting her Senate campaign, Azima âin December 1999, hosted her and 40 guests for a private dinner that raised $2,500 a head.â
Azimaâs generosity towards the former president and former secretary of state continued beyond the White House years, and The New York Times reported that Azima âpledged $1 million to the [William J. Clinton Presidential] library.â