{"id":2471642,"date":"2025-08-06T17:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reid-hoffman-stands-by-smartmatic-amid-latest-bribery-charges\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T17:21:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:21:39","slug":"reid-hoffman-stands-by-smartmatic-amid-latest-bribery-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reid-hoffman-stands-by-smartmatic-amid-latest-bribery-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Reid Hoffman Stands By Smartmatic Amid Latest Bribery Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freid-hoffman-stands-by-smartmatic-amid-latest-bribery-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2471642&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses Reid Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn, who has financially supported Smartmatic, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-calls-2-7-billion-smartmatic-lawsuit-attack-on-first-amendment-moves-to-dismiss\/\" title=\"... Calls .7 Billion Smartmatic Lawsuit Attack On First Amendment, Moves To Dismiss\">voting technology company<\/a> currently suing Fox News for defamation related to the 2020 election.Hoffman remains silent amid new bribery allegations against Smartmatic&#8217;s co-founder, Roger Pi\u00f1ate. Pi\u00f1ate allegedly bribed a Venezuelan electoral official in 2019 with a luxury home to assist in a commercial dispute, despite Smartmatic having ceased operations in Venezuela after accusing the Maduro government of election fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Pi\u00f1ate and another Smartmatic executive, Jorge V\u00e1squez, face U.S. charges of bribery and money laundering connected to contracts in the Philippines. The article notes that Hoffman and his adviser Dmitri Mehlhorn reportedly provided $25 million to fund smartmatic&#8217;s litigation against Fox news, a fact only recently disclosed in court filings.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News has criticized Smartmatic&#8217;s reputation and funding, accusing it of inflating damage claims to suppress free speech and highlighting Hoffman&#8217;s liberal activist ties. Smartmatic denies the bribery allegations and defends its conduct as lawful and transparent.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also outlines Hoffman&#8217;s history of involvement in politically charged legal cases against former President Donald Trump and his financial support for various left-leaning causes, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including funding groups tied<\/a> to the Steele Dossier and anti-Trump lawsuits. Additionally, Hoffman has faced scrutiny for allegedly funding disinformation campaigns and has been linked to controversial events involving Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>the article portrays Reid Hoffman as a politically active billionaire backing smartmatic amid serious legal accusations against the company&#8217;s leadership, raising questions about his role and continued support.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span>Screenshot       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/06\/reid-hoffman-stands-by-smartmatic-amid-latest-bribery-charges-after-gifting-firm-25m-to-fight-election-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Reid%20Hoffman%20Stands%20By%20Smartmatic%20Amid%20Latest%20Bribery%20Charges%20After%20Gifting%20Firm%20%2425M%20To%20Fight%20Election%20Reporting&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/06\/reid-hoffman-stands-by-smartmatic-amid-latest-bribery-charges-after-gifting-firm-25m-to-fight-election-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Reid%20Hoffman%20Stands%20By%20Smartmatic%20Amid%20Latest%20Bribery%20Charges%20After%20Gifting%20Firm%20%2425M%20To%20Fight%20Election%20Reporting&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/06\/reid-hoffman-stands-by-smartmatic-amid-latest-bribery-charges-after-gifting-firm-25m-to-fight-election-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/06\/reid-hoffman-stands-by-smartmatic-amid-latest-bribery-charges-after-gifting-firm-25m-to-fight-election-reporting\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Reid%20Hoffman%20Stands%20By%20Smartmatic%20Amid%20Latest%20Bribery%20Charges%20After%20Gifting%20Firm%20%2425M%20To%20Fight%20Election%20Reporting&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/06\/reid-hoffman-stands-by-smartmatic-amid-latest-bribery-charges-after-gifting-firm-25m-to-fight-election-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Reid Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn who has backed Smartmatic &mdash; the company suing Fox for alleged defamation following the 2020 election &mdash; is remaining silent in the wake of new bribery allegations against Smartmatic&rsquo;s co-founder. <\/p>\n<p>Roger Pi&ntilde;ate, the co-founder of Smartmatic, allegedly bribed Tibisay Lucena Ram&iacute;rez in 2019 with a luxury home in Caracas in exchange for helping Smartmatic in a commercial dispute with the Venezuelan government, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/nation-world\/world\/americas\/venezuela\/article311579664.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Miami Herald<\/a>. This happened <em>after<\/em> Smartmatic accused President Nicol&aacute;s Maduro of committing fraud and subsequently ceased operations in the country. Ram&iacute;rez is the head of Venezuela&rsquo;s National Electoral Council and, according to The Miami Herald, &ldquo;wielded broad authority over the country&rsquo;s controversial voting system and its private vendors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-150766269\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The evidence comes to light as Pi&ntilde;ate faces charges in Miami for alleged money laundering and bribery related to Philippine contracts. Jorge V&aacute;squez, an executive at the company, was also included in the August 2024 indictment made by a grand jury over allegations of participation in a &ldquo;bribery and money laundering scheme.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In light of the bombshell accusations against the Smartmatic co-founder, The Federalist reached out to Hoffman &mdash; who has funded Smartmatic&rsquo;s lawsuit against Fox News &mdash; to see whether he would withdraw his support for Smartmatic. <\/p>\n<p>Emails to Hoffman, John Quinn (who represented Hoffman in the Smartmatic case), Julie Devoll and Felicia Sinusas (who both work for The Alliance, of which Hoffman is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/contact-the-authors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">affiliated<\/a>) went unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to The Federalist, a Fox News spokesperson said &ldquo;The evidence shows that Smartmatic&rsquo;s business and reputation were badly suffering long before any claims by President Trump&rsquo;s lawyers on FOX News and that Smartmatic grossly inflated its damage claims to generate headlines and chill free speech while being funded by liberal activist Reid Hoffman.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, in the aftermath of Smartmatic&rsquo;s executives getting indicted for bribery charges, we are eager and ready to defend our press freedoms in court,&rdquo; the statement continued. <\/p>\n<p>Smartmatic denied the allegations in a statement to The Federalist: &ldquo;The allegations in the DOJ&rsquo;s filing are filled with misrepresentations. As an example, the government citation of an alleged bribe in Venezuela in 2019 is untethered from reality. Smartmatic ceased all operations in Venezuela in August 2017 after blowing the whistle on the government and has never sought to secure business there again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have always operated lawfully, ethically, and transparently. We stand by our two-decade track record of integrity,&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Smartmatic sued both Fox News and Newsmax following the 2020 election alleging that concerns made by &ldquo;commentators&rdquo; on both networks about the vulnerability and security of Smartmatic tabulators amounted to defamation. Newsmax settled with Smartmatic for $40 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/media\/newsmax-agreed-pay-smartmatic-40-million-settlement-voting-machine-rcna196359\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to NBC. But Fox had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-call-on-biden-to-relinquish-sole-authority-over-nuclear-strikes\/\" title=\"Democrats Call On Biden To Relinquish Sole Authority Over Nuclear Strikes\">previously expressed concern<\/a> that a &ldquo;deep-pocketed &lsquo;third party&#8217;&rdquo; was behind the suit &mdash; an allegation Smartmatic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/column-weve-solved-mystery-smartmatics-funding-27-bln-fox-case-2023-04-21\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CSmartmatic%20does%20not%20have%20any,an%20email%20statement%20to%20me.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">denied<\/a> in 2023, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>A recently <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/08\/filing-smartmatic-hid-meeting-with-dem-megadonor-who-financed-its-suit-against-2020-election-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unsealed filing<\/a> revealed that Smartmatic and an &ldquo;entity controlled&rdquo; by Hoffman &ldquo;entered into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/filing-smartmatic-hid-meeting-with-dem-megadonor\/\" title=\"...: Smartmatic Hid Meeting With Dem Megadonor\">litigation-funding agreement<\/a>.&rdquo; Allegedly, Smartmatic failed to disclose its February meeting with Hoffman (which resulted in Hoffman and his adviser Dmitri Mehlhorn infusing Smartmatic with $25,000,000 to fund its litigation against Fox).  <\/p>\n<p>A judge has since <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/judge-rules-fox-news-depose-democratic-megadonor-part\/story?id=120731435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruled<\/a> that while Fox could depose Mehlhorn, it could not depose Hoffman.<\/p>\n<p>Notably Mehlhorn previously&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2024\/07\/08\/reid-hoffman-funds-smartmatic-fox-lawsuit\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indicated<\/a>&nbsp;to The Washington Post that he and Hoffman viewed &ldquo;the court system&rdquo; as an &ldquo;important part of the battle to protect America from MAGA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman has been involved in several legal cases involving &ldquo;MAGA&rdquo; so to speak. <\/p>\n<p>Hoffman, as reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/21\/fusion-gps-reid-hoffman-dossier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Caller<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/12\/22\/tech-billionaire-reid-hoffman-funded-legal-firm-for-spygate-linchpin-fusion-gps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allegedly funded<\/a> the legal non-profit that defended Fusion GPS &mdash; the consulting firm behind the infamous Steele Dossier that was used to undermine President Donald Trump. According to The New York Times, Hoffman in 2017 pledged a seven-figure sum to the anti-Trump Integrity First for America (IFA), though it remains unclear how much Hoffman actually donated, if at all.<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/anafaguy\/2023\/05\/10\/what-was-reid-hoffmans-role-in-funding-e-jean-carrolls-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">funded<\/a> E. Jean Carroll&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/09\/e-jean-carrolls-original-claims-about-trump-were-absurd-but-that-didnt-stop-the-media-from-amplifying-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> against Trump that alleged Trump raped her in a Manhattan department store sometime in the 1990&rsquo;s. Carroll&rsquo;s suit was rife with peculiarities.<\/p>\n<p>What was particularly disturbing, however, was a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/15\/report-days-before-assassination-attempt-leftist-billionaire-wished-hed-made-trump-an-actual-martyr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comment Hoffman allegedly<\/a> made just days before Trump was nearly assassinated in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July. Hoffman remarked that he wish he&rsquo;d have made Trump an &ldquo;actual martyr.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The grotesque comment came after fellow billionaire Peter Thiel thanked Hoffman for funding multiple lawsuits against Trump, saying it helped turn Trump into a martyr and increased his chances of re-election. <\/p>\n<p>Hoffman&nbsp;reportedly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1812276202184589329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">responded<\/a>, &ldquo;Yeah, I wish I had made him an&nbsp;actual&nbsp;martyr.&rdquo;&nbsp;Hoffman later tried to walk back his comment, condemning political violence and suggesting he hoped Trump &ldquo;would martyr himself,&rdquo; but not that he wanted Trump to die. <\/p>\n<p>Hoffman also <a href=\"https:\/\/reid.medium.com\/truth-and-politics-1a532bc6c2b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apologized<\/a> in 2018 after The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/19\/us\/alabama-senate-roy-jones-russia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uncovered<\/a> that Hoffman was bankrolling the firm New Knowledge, which was creating fake online accounts to meddle in the Alabama Senate election. The campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2018\/12\/reid-hoffman-distances-himself-from-alabama-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was described<\/a> by Vanity Fair as a &ldquo;Russian-Style Disinformation Campaign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman has also made other donations, including dropping &ldquo;thousands in donations&rdquo; in vulnerable Senate races throughout 2023, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/billionaire-who-visited-epstein-island-pours-thousands-coffers-vulnerable-dem-senate-races\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/02\/leftist-wins-wisconsin-supreme-court-election-keeping-power-in-liberals-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dropped big bucks<\/a> into the highly watched 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, which was ultimately won by leftist Dane County Judge <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Susan_Crawford_(Wisconsin)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Susan Crawford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News also reported that Hoffman visited Jeffrey Epstein&rsquo;s island on at least one occasion in 2014 and had plans to stay at Hoffman&rsquo;s Manhattan townhouse at one point in 2014. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. 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