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Prominent Washington Lawyer Takes the Stand in Foreign Lobbying Case


A prominent Washington lawyer testified Wednesday that he never misled the Justice Department about his work for the government of Ukraine, as he sought to challenge allegations that his legal work crossed a line into foreign lobbying.Greg Craig took the stand in his own defense in a case that emerged as an offshoot of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and that has placed a spotlight on the lucrative world of foreign lobbying in Washington. The criminal prosecution marks a dramatic fall for the now-retired attorney who previously served as White House counsel in President Barack Obama’s administration and has …read more

Source:: Voice of America

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