Hunter Biden could face new federal charges related to his failure to register as a foreign agent while he was cutting lucrative deals with Ukraine, China and other countries where his politically-powerful father held sway.
While rarely used before 2016, the Justice Department ramped up FARA prosecutions beginning in the Trump administration. They used the once-obscure law to charge several Trump associates, including his former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, campaign manager, Paul Manafort, and President Trump’s inaugural committee chairman, Tom Barrack.
Mr. Manafort served less than two years in prison. He was released to home confinement in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Trump pardoned him in December 2020. Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani said Mr. Wise may be dangling a prosecution under FARA to ensure HunterWhen the judge asked about the details, the deal unraveled because defense attorneys believed the investigation was closed and included a guarantee of no new charges, including those related to foreign lobbying.
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