Attorney General Bondi Dramatically Narrows FARA Prosecutorial Scope

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: confirmed

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued memorandums directing the DOJ to limit Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) prosecutions to traditional espionage cases, effectively decriminalizing many forms of foreign financial influence and disbanding the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force.

Key Actors

Pam Bondi Donald Trump Trump Administration DOJ National Security Division

Tags

foreign-influence regulatory-capture justice-weaponization institutional-transformation

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