Casino magnate Steve Wynn cannot be ordered to register with the U.S. Department of Justice as a foreign agent of China, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., said on Wednesday.
forcing Wynn, the former CEO of Wynn Casinos, to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act . Officials alleged that Wynn lobbied then-U.S. President Donald Trump on China's behalf in 2017. Wynn's attorneys denied that he was ever an agent of the Chinese government.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said on Wednesday that, because any relationship between Wynn and the Chinese government ended in 2017, the Republican donor cannot be required to register as an agent. The judge pointed to past precedent in D.C. federal court in making the ruling.The judge said he was not determining whether Wynn had lobbied on China's behalf.
A Justice Department spokesperson said the department disagreed with the ruling and is considering its options. Wynn's lawyers in a statement reiterated their denial of the lobbying allegations. "This is a claim that should never have been filed, and the court agreed," they said.Reporting by Jacqueline Thomsen in Washington; Editing by David Bario, Matthew Lewis and Richard PullinJacqueline Thomsen, based in Washington, D.C., covers legal news related to policy, the courts and the legal profession. Follow her on Twitter at @jacq_thomsen and email her at [email protected].
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