Coupang steps up Q2 Washington lobbying via Trump-linked firm

Coupang spent $250,000 lobbying the Trump administration and Congress in the second quarter through a firm with close ties to the president, extending a Washington campaign amid its ongoing conflict with South Korean regulators over the company's massive data breach. In a lobbying disclosure filing Wednesday, Ballard Partners, a Florida-based lobbying and public affairs firm, reported that client Coupang Inc., the e-commerce giant's parent, paid it $250,000 for the April-through-June period, up