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Trump flips script on left, maneuvers to use foreign influence law against the them

President Donald Trump is turning foreign-influence laws that once ensnared figures in his own orbit toward left-wing activist networks accused of benefiting from overseas money and support.Once seldom enforced criminally, FARA and related foreign-agent laws became a more prominent DOJ enforcement tool after 2016, including in cases involving several figures in Trump’s orbit, as well as the Biden administration. Now, legal experts say that FARA and other laws dealing with foreign influence are emerging as a potential weapon in Trump's campaign against left-wing activist networks."Unfortunately...