influence peddler

Example Sentences

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Some viewed Nader as an influence peddler; others said that he had been intimately involved in high-stakes negotiations in the Middle East for decades.

From The New Yorker

Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman who was indicted last year by Mueller, is another influence peddler who now looms larger than life.

From Washington Post

Since campaign reporters are suckers for sage political hands, Manafort’s career as an international influence peddler only attracted intermittent interest.

From The Guardian

The former House speaker has made millions consulting for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and working as a corporate influence peddler.

From The Guardian

Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and the front-runner for the Republican nomination, has disparaged the former House speaker as a Washington “influence peddler,” focusing on his contract with Freddie Mac after leaving Congress.

From BusinessWeek