Recent filings show just how intertwined foreign entities and U.S. presidential politics can be.
Two top Vivek Ramaswamy advisers were simultaneously earning money through the Saudi government’s public investment fund while working on the entrepreneur’s 2024 presidential campaign. Gitcho Goodwin, the firm led by longtime political operatives Gail Gitcho and Henry Goodwin, registered retroactively over the weekend as foreign agents for the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league.
The firm revealed that it drafted marketing materials, conducted media training for players, and advised the golf league on its corporate social responsibility strategy, according to a new Foreign Agents Registration Act filing. Since March, Gitcho Goodwin earned more than $167,000 in reimbursements and fees for its work, according to their filing. A lawyer for the firm said the work ended on Monday morning and would file the appropriate termination paperwork. It’s not uncommon for foreign entities to seek out politically-connected consultants to help navigate U.S. regulations and politics. But both Gitcho and Goodwin are not just consultants. They are currently senior advisers to Ramaswamy’s election team,Their registration on behalf of LIV marks a stark overlap of foreign lobbying and a presidential campaign in which the state of U.S.-Saudi relations is likely to be a topic of debate. It was two days after the firm struck an oral agreement to work for LIV thatthat Gitcho and Goodwin were signing on to be Ramaswamy advisers. Ramaswamy’s campaign declined to comment, noting Gitcho and Goodwin’s work for LIV had ended. Officials with ties to foreign interests have served on campaigns before, though their involvement has led to controversy. The federal government has sought more disclosure in recent years around these arrangements while members of Congress have tried to curb foreign influences on elections. The hiring of Gitcho Goodwin represented just the latest attempt by LIV Golf to make major inroads in U.S. politics, particularly on the Republican side of the ledger. It has teamed up with Donald Trump for events at his golf clubs, including one this past week, which the former president attended. It also plans to host an event at The Greenbrier, which is owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice who is currently a Republican candidate for Senate. It has also paid $370,000 to the firm HHQ Ventures — including former Rep. Benjamin Quayle — to lobby on its behalf, according to Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. LIV’s connections to Republican presidential candidates go beyond Ramaswamy and Trump. Gitcho Goodwin was contracted to work for LIV through 50 State LLC and P2 Public Affairs, two subsidiaries of the consulting conglomerate GP3 Partners, which counts Phil Cox as one of its leaders. Cox was a top adviser to the super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign
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