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Facing counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to sell unregistered securities, Goettsche assembled a team of lawyers with connections to the Trump administration to lobby DOJ for relief, Bloomberg Law previously reported.

The men urging the department to abandon the case included Bradford Cohen, a Florida lawyer who's supported Trump since appearing as a contestant on his reality show, "The Apprentice," and Brett Tolman, a conservative criminal justice advocate who has helped clients secure Trump pardons.