Trumps campaign chair was indicted for violating a little-known 1938 law. Three bills from both
parties — would tighten enforcement.
Trump’s campaign chair was criminally indicted by the special counsel last week for failing to register as a foreign agent. In the United States, a foreign agent is any American who lobbies or advocates on behalf of another country’s government.
But due to several loopholes in the 1938 law requiring registration of such foreign agents, almost nobody has ever gotten punished for breaking it.
Three different bills, authored by both Republicans and Democrats, aim to revamp the law for the 21st century.
Context
Paul Manafort was indicted in part for failing to register as a lobbyist on behalf of a political party in Ukraine that supports the Kremlin. He is also accused of laundering more than $12 million through offshore accounts on behalf of that political party.
https://govtrackinsider.com/trumps-campaign-chair-was-indicted-for-violating-a-little-known-1938-law-c93702920603
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