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Mid-Feb – late May 2025
Payments from Albania's Democratic Party to his consulting firm Copy link
A finance report that Sali Berisha's Democratic Party of Albania filed with Albania's election commission shows payments equivalent to more than $1.62 million to Chris LaCivita's consulting firm, Advancing Strategies, between mid-February and late May 2025, the New York Times reported. LaCivita advised the party's campaign for Albania's May 2025 parliamentary election, which it lost.
Paid by Democratic Party of Albania
Payments were listed in Albanian lek; the dollar figure is the Times' conversion. Mother Jones reports the figure as more than $1.6 million. No FARA registration by LaCivita or Advancing Strategies was found in the Justice Department's registrant lists.
ResponseChris LaCivita Has said his work for Berisha was limited to electoral advice in Albanian domestic politics and that he has not lobbied the U.S. government for Berisha. He declined to comment to the New York Times. Mother Jones
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$1.62MEst.Not counted
Co-manager of Trump's 2024 campaign. Republican political consultant
$1.72M counted by default · 2 line items
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Follow the Grift, “Payments from Albania's Democratic Party to his consulting firm,” line item for Chris LaCivita, https://followthegrift.com/items/lacivita-albania-democratic-party/ (added 25 Oct 2026; accessed 01 Nov 2026).