[The Federalist] A witness in the ongoing trial of infamous Mexican drug cartel kingpin JoaquÃn Guzmán Loera, a.k.a. "El Chapo," testified Tuesday that former Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto took a $100 million bribe from Guzmán.The witness, Alex Cifuentes Villa, is a former Colombian drug lord who worked closely with Guzmán from 2007 to 2013. His bombshell testimony comes amid a trial that has revealed corruption at almost every level of the Mexican government.
According to The New York Times, one of Guzmán’s lawyers, Jeffrey Lichtman, asked Cifuentes during cross-examination, "Mr. Guzmán paid a bribe of $100 million to President Peña Nieto?" "Yes," responded Cifuentes.
Later, Cifuentes said Peña Nieto is the one who first reached out to Guzmán, asking for $250 million in exchange for allowing him to come out of hiding. Guzmán offered $100 million instead.