"Ex-Trump Advisers and GOP Operatives Plead Guilty to Illegal Qatar Lobbying Activities"
TL;DR
Former advisers to Donald Trump and Ben Carson, Barry Bennett and Douglas Watts, have confessed to illegal lobbying activities for Qatar and lying to the Justice Department. They were involved in running advocacy groups that promoted Qatari interests without proper registration. They have entered a deferred prosecution agreement, which includes fines and will result in the dismissal of charges after a year of adherence to the agreement's terms.
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- Former advisers to Trump, Ben Carson admit to unlawful lobbying on behalf of Qatar ABC News
- 2 Trump-aligned GOP operatives face foreign agent charges for helping Qatar POLITICO
- GOP Operatives Admit to Their Own Illegal Backroom Qatar Deals The Daily Beast
- Two GOP operatives prepare to admit to foreign lobbying charges The Washington Post
- Ohio political operative Barry Bennett to pay Justice Department fine for Qatar lobbying work cleveland.com
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