'Start knocking on doors': Trump campaign unveils 'Army' tasked with recruiting 2M volunteers (1 of 2)

The Trump campaign is mobilizing an "army" of supporters with step-by-step guides to register voters and to get out the vote in person or online. "We all know that the Democrats and liberal media will pour billions in their effort to defeat President Trump," Trump campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said in a video calling for volunteers to "enlist" as a "bundler" for the campaign. "Once you're a part of the Trump Victory Finance Committee, you'll be able to involve friends, family, and colleagues in the campaign," tracking your total raised and building status among the network of volunteer fundraisers, she said.

Launched on Monday, the new Army for Trump website looks like a road map for "Team Trump" to reach the 2 million trained volunteers that campaign manager Brad Parscale said it would have by November. "It's time to get out there and start knocking on doors, making phone calls," Parscale said recently at the Conservative Political Action Conference. "It's time to become digital activists and fight." Digital activists are encouraged to sign up to receive text messages from the Trump campaign, to follow the Trump team on social media, and to share tweets and messages with their followers.

"I think it's always good to compare and contrast where we are today in 2020, versus where we were in 2016," Lara Trump said at CPAC in a joint appearance with Parscale, mentioning an analogy of his that the 2016 campaign was a plane being built in real-time. "This time," Parscale said he told the president, "let's build an entire fleet before we even take off from the ground." Registering voters is one priority for the campaign, whose data shows that registration makes a voter 80% more likely to turn out on Election Day. Team Trump is heavily engaged in recruiting new voters in swing states and states that traditionally vote Democratic in their bid to secure a Trump victory, with plans for outreach to black voters, rapid-response, post-rally televised ads, and a Trump blimp. In a Fox News clip shared by Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, the president's son Eric Trump touted the 2 million number and directed viewers to the new Army for Trump website.

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Report Reveals Role Huawei Had In Transporting US Tech To Iran

Huawei produced records ten years ago that appear to show the Chinese company was directly involved in sending U.S. technology parts to Iranian phone companies, Reuters reported Monday. Reuters’ report cites memos that could give the government more leverage in its legal pursuit of the telecommunications giant. The report comes on the same day The Wall Street Journal reported that Huawei is working to hire public relations experts with ties to the Trump administration.

Huawei used Hewlett-Packard Co as an intermediary to deliver parts to Iran’s largest mobile-phone operator, Reuters reported, citing documents dated December 2010. Another memo two months later reportedly states: “Currently the equipment is delivered to Tehran, and waiting for the custom clearance.” “Our contract terms prohibited the sale of these products to Iran, and required that our partners comply with all applicable export laws and regulations,” a spokesman for HP Enterprise told Reuters. “This remains true today.”

President Donald Trump is fighting a two-pronged battle against Huawei: His administration is trying to convince allies to steer clear of the Chinese company’s products, while at the same time the Department of Justice is making the case that the company’s chief financial officer violated Iranian sanctions. The DOJ leveled a 13-count indictment in January 2019 against Huawei and its CFO, Meng Wanzhou, accusing China’s tech behemoth of bank fraud, wire fraud, and violating U.S. sanctions on Iran. Huawei was also charged with conspiring to obstruct justice related to the DOJ’s investigation. The documents in the Monday Reuters report are not cited in the criminal case. The indictment accuses the company of using Iranian subsidiary Skycom Tech to obtain the prohibited products.

“Huawei could thus attempt to claim ignorance with respect to any illegal act committed by Skycom on behalf of Huawei, including violations of” sanctions, according to the indictment. Skycom, which was registered in Hong Kong, is named as a defendant. Records show it was decommissioned in 2017. “Due to ongoing legal proceedings, it is not appropriate for Huawei to comment at this time,” a Huawei spokesman told Reuters. He added: “Huawei is committed to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the countries and regions where we operate, including all export control and sanction laws and regulations of the UN, U.S., and EU.” The indictment also cited 2012 and 2013 reports that Skycom suggested in late 2010 to sell millions of dollars worth of HP equipment to Mobile Telecommunication of Iran, Reuters’s report Monday states. Huawei said it never delivered the products, but the documents Reuters published Monday suggest the company delivered some of the equipment.

Meanwhile, another report Monday from TheWSJ shows that Huawei contacted Abbie Lowell — an attorney who represented Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner — to help the company revamp its tarnished image. TheWSJ cited people who are familiar with the Chinese company’s campaign. The company also hired Michael Esposito in August 2019, according to a disclosure filed with the Senate. Esposito is reportedly a member of Trump Victory, a fundraising committee that includes the president’s reelection campaign, according to the website of his firm, Federal Advocates. The Washington Post reported in January that the FBI is investigating Esposito for evidence of possible fraud. While he frequently brags about his access to Trump and his family, White House officials and senior Republicans say he exaggerates his claims of access, WaPo reported at the time.

https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/02/huawei-donald-trump-china/