Ron DeSantis' press secretary registers as foreign agent after getting dinged by Department of Justice

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Put a Ukraine flag in your bio, and you’re a hero standing up against Russia

Actually spend years living and working in a foreign country for a leader who went to war with Putin, and you’re a Russian agent

Not serious people — Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) June 8, 2022

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' shit-stirrer in chief Christina Pushaw has been a frequent subject in the pages of the. Now, we have to wonder if she's made thewrappers of Georgia during her time working for the former president of that country, Mikheil Saakashvili.The current press secretary of Florida's chief executive was dinged by the Department of Justice for failing to report her work for Saakashvili between 2018 and 2020. The Washington Post reports that Pushaw registered as a foreign agent this week, after being contacted by the DOJ.“Her efforts included writing op-eds, reaching out to supporters and officials, and advocating on his behalf in Georgia and in the United States,” Pushaw's attorney Michael Sherwin told the. “The work ended in 2020. Ms. Pushaw was notified recently by the DOJ that her work on behalf of Mr. Saakashvilli likely required FARA registration. Ms. Pushaw filed for the registration retroactively as soon as she was made aware.”Pushaw responded to the report on her favorite forum by retweeting conservative supporters and accusing liberals of hypocrisy in their rush to call out her undeclared work. She noted that the former president was a staunch critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and that those same liberals are public supporters of Ukraine's efforts to expel Russian forces. Pushaw was also defended by Gov. Ron DeSantis during a press conference, calling the story a "smear piece.""The only reason they're attacking her is because she does a great job. And she's very effective at calling out their lies and their phony narratives and so whenever they're smearing somebody, you know, that person is over the target and so they're scared of that," he said.

celtic1888 on June 8th, 2022 at 23:40 UTC »

I don't think they should be allowed to retroactively file as a Foreign Agent once they get in trouble for not doing it. In fact, not knowing you need to apply to be a foreign agent should disqualify you from ever getting a job in the US government

I can't retroactively apply for a FDA clearance on the drug I invented in the garage

historycat95 on June 8th, 2022 at 23:26 UTC »

Long after she was supposed to.

She's been working illegally since 2018

jezra on June 8th, 2022 at 22:37 UTC »

I'm sorry, what the fuck does "dinged" mean?