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DeSantis spokeswoman belatedly registers as agent of foreign politician (Deep State targets DeSantis staffer)
Washington Post ^ | June 8, 2022 | Isaac Stanley-Becker

Posted on 06/08/2022 11:01:04 PM PDT by balch3

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June 8, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Christina Pushaw, press secretary for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), has become a prominent protector of her boss and a fierce critic of the media. (Paul Hennessey/SOPA Images/Shutterstock)

A spokeswoman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week registered as a foreign agent of a former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, belatedly detailing work she performed for the politician between 2018 and 2020.

The spokeswoman, Christina Pushaw, made the disclosure following contact from the Justice Department, according to her attorney, Michael Sherwin. She began her work in 2018 as a volunteer in the post-Soviet country, Sherwin said, and was ultimately paid $25,000 over the course of two years. She received her first payment, of $10,000 in October 2018, in cash, according to her filing. She stayed for free for six weeks in an apartment owned by a Saakashvili associate in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital.

“Her efforts included writing op-eds, reaching out to supporters and officials, and advocating on his behalf in Georgia and in the United States,” Sherwin said. “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.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2018; 2020; blumenthal; christinapushaw; desantis; fara; fararegistration; farms; fl; florida; georgia; georgiandream; isaacstanleybecker; ivanishvili; kornblum; mikheilsaakashvili; pushaw; russia; saakashvili; tbilisi
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To: balch3

You mean like the deep state going after the Biden clan for being foreign agents?.


21 posted on 06/09/2022 8:05:00 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: Drew68

If you want a bout of depression, read about all of the people (and/or bots) on Twitter saying this means DeSantis is in bed with Putin.

Not realizing that Georgia != Russia...


22 posted on 06/09/2022 12:25:22 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Then again, liberals are stupid, so it’s no surprise.


23 posted on 06/09/2022 12:51:17 PM PDT by Jacob Kell (Asking celebrities to analyze politics is like asking Jeffrey Dahmer to be a judge at a cook-off.)
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To: Alberta's Child
As opposed to Trump, who unfortunately had globalists ridden through his administration?
24 posted on 06/09/2022 4:08:51 PM PDT by cowboyusa (America Cowboy up! S Matter)
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To: Drew68

Why do people roll over for spies and propagandists? Always a quick excuse, dismissive comment.


25 posted on 06/09/2022 8:40:17 PM PDT by Reno89519 (FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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To: Alberta's Child

You so consistently say the dumbest things.


26 posted on 06/10/2022 7:09:15 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: subterfuge

I notice you didn’t post anything that refuted my comment. LOL.


27 posted on 06/10/2022 8:39:47 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
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To: Alberta's Child

Why bother?


28 posted on 06/10/2022 8:49:55 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: balch3

The left fears and hates Ron DeSantis.


29 posted on 06/10/2022 8:53:15 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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