Chuck Grassley proposes legislation to boost FARA compliance

By Todd Shepherd

Published October 31, 2017 7:21pm ET

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Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at making it harder for foreign agents to avoid registering under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

His bill comes just a day after President Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was indicted on 12 counts, including failing to register as a foreign agent who was helping Ukrainian clients.

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