Hunter Biden’s dealings with Chinese energy firm CEFC are in violation of the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), said Rep. Mike Johnson on April 5. Johnson, at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, lamented that the FBI has shown markedly little interest in enforcing the act now that Democrats hold the White House, after having launched aggressive FARA investigations of people and organizations while President Donald Trump was in office. The hearing, entitled “Enhancing the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938,” explored ways to enforce the statute in a fair and consistent manner. Originally drafted with a view to countering the propaganda and seditious activities of pro-Nazis elements in the 1930s, the act today is ill-understood and spottily enforced at best, according to legislators. Between 1966 and 2017, Johnson noted, investigations under FARA led to only seven prosecutions. Then, with Trump in office, the FBI suddenly grew interested in using FARA prosecutions as …
Hunter Biden’s Dealings With CCP-Linked Chinese Firm Is Illegal Under Foreign Agents Registration Act: Rep. Johnson
April 5, 2022
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