Adani Builds US Influence Machine While Trump Reins In DOJ (1)

In the months since the US criminally and civilly charged Gautam Adani over an alleged bribery scheme, both court dockets have gone quiet.

But Asia’s second-richest man has been busy, building a political influence operation in the US spanning white shoe law firms and lobbyists, looking to simultaneously deal with the legal cases and expand his business, according to people with knowledge of the effort.

And, increasingly, he is leaning on political relationships, with mounting signs he’s gaining clout that could help sway the White House. In India, his camp has reached out to officials there ahead of Prime Minister ...