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Former Trump Campaign Aide Files Erroneous Foreign Agent Disclosure, Federal Records Show

Errors in FARA filings can carry criminal penalties under 22 U.S.C. § 612, making the accuracy of foreign agent disclosures a matter of federal legal consequence, not merely administrative oversight.

The Congressional Times · June 24, 2026

A former Trump campaign aide submitted a foreign agent registration filing containing a material error, according to federal records maintained by the Department of Justice's Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, as reported by the Daily Caller on June 24, 2026. The filing was made under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, 22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq., which requires individuals and firms representing foreign principals to disclose the nature, scope, and compensation of that representation to DOJ. The specific nature of the error, the identity of the foreign principal involved, and the dollar amount of any compensation disclosed in the filing were not fully detailed in available public reporting as of publication time. The FARA database, maintained at fara.gov, is the public record that would contain the complete filing, any amendments, and any DOJ correspondence regarding deficiencies. Under FARA, registrants who submit incomplete or inaccurate disclosures may be contacted by DOJ's FARA Unit for supplemental filing; willful violations carry penalties of up to five years imprisonment and fines under 22 U.S.C. § 618. It remains unknown as of this report whether DOJ has issued a deficiency letter to the filer, whether an amended filing has been submitted, and whether the foreign principal named in the filing has been previously disclosed in any related LDA lobbying disclosure filed with the Senate Office of Public Records. The complete original filing, any DOJ correspondence, and any subsequent amendments are publicly accessible through the FARA electronic registration system at fara.gov and would answer those outstanding questions.

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