can potentially still discipline<\/a> the Wynn Resorts founder and ex-chairman and CEO. And earlier this month, the US Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against Wynn on claims that he’s worked as an agent of China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe federal agency alleges that the casino tycoon used his close relationship with President Donald Trump to pressure the Trump administration to deport a Chinese dissident back to the People’s Republic. Though the effort was unsuccessful, as the Chinese man was permitted to remain in the US, the DOJ under President Joe Biden argues that Wynn should be forced to register as a foreign agent.<\/p>\n
Wynn has close ties with Chinese leaders because of Wynn Resorts’ properties in Macau. Wynn attorneys say he has “never acted as an agent of the Chinese government,” and therefore has no obligation to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Steve Wynn has agreed to drop his defamation lawsuit against high-profile attorney Lisa Bloom. Wynn, 80, filed a lawsuit against Bloom and The Bloom Firm in April of 2018. The lawsuit came a month after the #MeToo attorney issued a press release with unsubstantiated allegations from a former performer at Wynn Las Vegas. Bloom’s client, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":214682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Steve Wynn Settles Defamation Lawsuit With Attorney Lisa Bloom<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n