"Ex-Trump Associates to Plead Guilty to Concealing Qatar Lobbying Efforts"
TL;DR
GOP operatives Barry Bennett and Doug Watts have admitted to accepting money from the Qatari government to influence U.S. foreign policy and to creating a misleading campaign about Saudi actions in Yemen. They have entered deferred prosecution agreements, with Bennett paying a $100,000 fine and Watts $25,000, and both are banned from lobbying or PR work related to the Foreign Agents Registration Act for a year. This comes as new charges are brought against Senator Bob Menendez for similar misconduct.
Topics:worldpoliticslegal#deferredprosecution#foreignpolicy#gop#legaladmission#politicslegal#qatarlobbying
- 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
- Former Trump world associates charged with violating foreign agent act The Hill
- Justice Dept. accuses 2 political operatives of hiding foreign lobbying during Trump administration Yahoo News
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