Investigation over Undisclosed Lobbying For Qatar
John R Allen is being investigated over undisclosed lobbying for Qatar. Federal law in America mandates that anyone lobbying for a foreign government must register with the Justice Department. It is known as the Foreign Agents Registration Act or FARA. The Justice Department, for some years, has been attempting to crack down on the violators of this law
According to a report in the New York Times, court documents state that General Allen “secretly lobbied for the government of Qatar, lied to investigators about his role and tried to withhold evidence sought by a federal subpoena, according to court documents.”
The Qatari government said in a 2012 news release that the center’s role included “reflecting the bright image of Qatar in the international media, especially the American ones,” according to a New York Times report that showed Qatar had given Brookings $14.4 million in donations over a four-year span.
As a nonprofit, Brookings does not have to disclose its donations but it voluntarily discloses some data. Its annual reports show Qatar giving at least $2 million a year from 2016 to 2021.
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