The woman who once owned the spa where Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly solicited prostitutes denies that President Trump was ever a client.
Li ‘Cindy’ Yang is also denying on Wednesday that she used her connections to Trump and the Republican Party to sell access to the president’s inner circle to wealthy Chinese business people.
‘He's saying “make America great again”,’ she told ABC News on Wednesday.
In her interview with ABC News, she said that her family sold the infamous Florida spa six year before Kraft, a friend of Trump, was arrested.
Yang made national news after Kraft was arrested and charged with soliciting prostitutes at the Orchids of Asia spa in Jupiter, Florida.
Li ‘Cindy’ Yang on Wednesday denied that she used her connections to Trump and the Republican Party to sell access to the president’s inner circle to wealthy Chinese business people
Squad: Yang, 45, is a frequent guest at Mar-a-Lago and has also visited the White House (as seen in the undated file photo above) and Trump Tower multiple times since President Trump took office
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, a friend of President Trump, was charged with soliciting a prostitute after he allegedly patronized a spa founded by Yang
Yang's family sold the Orchids of Asia spa in Jupiter, Florida (above) in 2013, she said
The Patriots owner has pleaded not guilty.
Earlier this month it was reported that Yang steered wealthy Chinese investors to a fundraiser for President Trump in New York City in late 2017.
Yang, whose family once ran a chain of South Florida day spas that authorities allege was used to host a prostitution ring, was also running a consulting business that offered businessman from China access to the president and his family.
Yang, 45, was in attendance at a fundraiser held at Cipriani restaurant in New York City on December 2, 2017, a person who was there told the Miami Herald.
She was also photographed at the event. The picture was circulated widely in Chinese-language media at the time.
Yang identified herself to other guests at the fundraiser as an official with the National Committee of Asian American Republicans.
The organization is a political action committee based in Washington, D.C.
Eleven days before the event, Yang contributed $5,400 to Trump’s campaign. She also gave $23,500 to the Trump Victory political action committee, according to the Herald.
Yang, 45, (seen in foreground with President Trump and a guest at Mar-a-Lago in February) brought a group of wealthy Chinese business people to a New York City campaign fundraiser in December 2017, it has been reported
Li Yang was photographed at the December 2017 fundraiser at Cipriani, a restaurant on East 42nd Street in New York City (seen above)
Yang also ran a consulting business in which she offered wealthy Chinese business people access to President Trump's inner circle. She is seen third from right alongside a number of Chinese nationals. President Trump's sister, Elizabeth Trump-Grau, is seen fifth from right
A source who attended the event said Yang bragged about arranging the arrival of a large group of businesspeople from mainland China.
‘They’re all my guests,’ she is reported to have said.
Nearly 100 Chinese nationals attended the New York fundraiser, according to the Herald.
According to U.S. law, it is illegal for foreign nationals to donate to political campaigns.
While foreigners are allowed to attend fundraisers, it would be illegal for foreigners to reimburse a U.S. citizen for paying for their entry into a fundraiser.
Yang, who was born in China, is a naturalized American citizen.
Yang’s consulting business, GY
