Is Washington genuinely concerned about foreign influence threats to America, or is it more concerned about politics — either selectively pursuing claims of such threats or more perversely weaponizing those claims to target domestic foes?
The Biden Justice Department’s seeming refusal to enforce the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) and stonewalling of those who would dare ask why — at least when it comes to its deference to one Middle Eastern media outlet — suggests the prevalence of politics in its work…
In 2023, nonprofit government watchdog Empower Oversight sued the DOJ over its stonewalling. After months of litigation, the DOJ finally turned over a set of documents, but they were “incomplete, heavily redacted and woefully out-of-date,” according to the group. Undeterred, on Feb. 26, Empower Oversight issued a new FOIA request soliciting all communications between the DOJ’s National Security Division and representatives of Al Jazeera, its affiliiates, or the Qatari government discussing FARA and the media company since 2018 — the year the Justice Department first contacted AJ+ explaining why it might be required to register as a foreign agent…
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