Trump aide Paul Manafort to register as foreign agent
Another close aide of US President Donald Trump will register with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for working on behalf of a foreign country, a report says.
Last month, it was revealed that Trump’s now ousted national security adviser, Michael Flynn, worked as a “foreign agent” for political interests in Turkey.
On Wednesday, Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort announced that he will register with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for the lobbying he did on behalf of a political party in Ukraine.
The Trump administration has faced criticism over the foreign ties of former campaign advisers and other close Trump aides.
Under a law in the United States, US citizens who lobby on behalf of foreign governments or political entities must disclose their work to the Justice Department.
Failing to register is considered a crime, but the department rarely prosecutes such violations of the Foreign Agent Registration Act.
By registering retroactively, Manafort will now have to publicly provide specific details of his work as foreign agent.
Last month, Flynn voluntarily filed documents with the Justice Department, admitting that he had been working last year as a foreign agent representing the interests of the Turkish government in a dispute with the US.
He was paid $530,000 for working on behalf of a company owned by Turkish businessman Ekim Alptekin at the same time he was advising Trump's presidential campaign. Alptekin denied having any ties to the Turkish government.
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