Leonardo DiCaprio says Jho Low planned to donate to Obama's 2012 campaign


WASHINGTON (Reuters): Actor Leonardo DiCaprio (pic) told a Washington jury on Monday (April 3) that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate up to $30 million to help U.S. President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign in what prosecutors allege was part of an illegal foreign influence operation.

"It was a casual conversation about what party he was in support of," DiCaprio said, telling jurors that Low said he planned on giving "a significant donation" to the Democratic Party that was "somewhere to the tune of $20-30 million."

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