Listen as Larry spoke with Emily Jashinsky, a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner, regarding the indictment of President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort and his associate, Rick Gates.
An excerpt of Jashinksy’s latest article, Breaking down the Foreign Agents Registration Act charges brought against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, is below:
The indictment of ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates provides more insight into the lobbying campaign they orchestrated on behalf of Ukraine’s pro-Russia Party of Regions.
Manafort and Gates were indicted on twelve counts by a grand jury on Friday, two of which directly involved violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Manafort resigned from the Trump campaign in August of 2016 after media reports exposed his ties to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Other actors in the 2016 election have since been caught up in FARA-related controversies, including former national security adviser Mike Flynn and Hillary Clinton bundler Tony Podesta (whose eponymous firm was working with Manafort).FARA was enacted in 1938 to grapple with the spread of Nazi propaganda. Today, as the Justice Department describes, it “facilitates evaluation by the government and the American people of the statements and activities” of anyone acting as the agents of foreign principles in a “political or quasi-political capacity.” In other words, it forces people lobbying on behalf of foreign governments to be transparent about the interests they’re representing. Failure to make such a disclosure within ten days of entering into a relevant agreement is a felony, albeit one that is rarely prosecuted. [Read More]
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