FARA
Coverage of FARA in the Nexus archive.
- Trump flips script on left, maneuvers to use foreign influence law against the them
President Donald Trump is leveraging foreign-influence laws like FARA against left-wing activist networks, a shift from their prior use against figures in his orbit and some Democrats. Legal experts argue the Biden administration previously used FARA politically, and now Trump may be employing the law similarly against perceived adversaries.
- Trump flips script on left, maneuvers to use foreign influence law against the them
President Trump is leveraging foreign-influence laws like FARA against left-wing activist networks, a shift from their prior use against figures in his orbit and some Democrats. Legal experts criticize the Biden administration for applying FARA politically, while the law's criminal enforcement has increased since 2016, targeting individuals such as Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn.