# Tony Podesta Longtime Democratic lobbyist and fundraiser who ran the Podesta Group, one of Washington's most powerful lobbying firms. His work for foreign clients — including representing interests linked to the Ukrainian government and Saudi Arabia — drew scrutiny from the Mueller investigation and led to an indictment (later dropped) under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Podesta's career illustrates the bipartisan nature of the [[Lobbying]] and [[Revolving Door]] ecosystem, where influence-peddling crosses party lines and [[Dark Money]] flows through both sides of the aisle.