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Wednesday, July 26, 2017
US senators criticize FBI, Justice in Russia probe
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are criticizing the FBI and the Justice Department for lax enforcement of a law that requires registrations of foreign agents in the United States.
The law, known as the Foreign Agents Registration Act, has received renewed attention as federal investigators probe potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.
The Trump campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, belatedly registered in June with the Justice Department for political consulting work he did for a Ukrainian political party. He acknowledged that he coached party members on how to interact with US government officials.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Republican chairman of the committee, says there’s been weak enforcement of the law for decades.
— AP
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