"The journalist Kenneth P. Vogel is an investigative reporter, which means he often writes about people who would rather he did not. Vogel works for The New York Times, and his book called "Devils' Advocates" covers Americans who take money from foreigners to advise them about the U.S. government. Did you receive anything you would regard as a threatening letter or phone call while reporting on the subjects of this book? KENNETH VOGEL: Yes, many. I don't want to get into the specifics."
"VOGEL: This was sort of a pattern where he was going around the world, seeking business and, in some cases, entering business relationships with foreign interests who were targets of U.S.-encouraged anti-corruption initiatives. So that was certainly the case with Burisma. Another case where we found this was in Romania, where he was working for a Romanian real estate developer who was being prosecuted by anti-corruption prosecutors in Bucharest who were supported by the U.S. government."
"VOGEL: Yeah. And in fact, that is my conclusion, but it's also the conclusion of the prosecutors in the tax case against Hunter Biden, who suggested that there was evidence that would allow them to potentially bring charges of violations of foreign lobbying rules against Hunter Biden for this work that he was doing, which the prosecutors seem to have concluded was intended to influence the U.S. government to back down."
Investigative reporting found Americans who accept money from foreign interests to advise U.S. government officials and influence policy. Multiple sources reported receiving threatening letters and phone calls during those inquiries. Hunter Biden pursued international business and entered relationships with foreign interests targeted by U.S.-backed anti-corruption initiatives, including Burisma and a Romanian real estate developer. Romanian prosecutors in a related tax case indicated evidence possibly supporting charges for violations of foreign lobbying laws, concluding the work aimed to influence the U.S. government to reduce pressure. The reporting identifies a pattern of private actors leveraging U.S. political connections for foreign clients.
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