Craig, who served in the Clinton and Obama administration, was indicted Thursday on two felony charges of lying to officials.
By Spencer S. Hsu and Spencer S. Hsu Investigative reporter Email Bio Follow Rosalind S. Helderman Rosalind S. Helderman Reporter focusing on political enterprise stories and investigations Email Bio Follow April 12 at 2:10 PM Washington lawyer Gregory B. Craig pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he lied to Justice Department officials who were examining whether he needed to register as a foreign lobbyist for work he and his law firm did on behalf of the Ukrainian government.
The indictment against Craig, which is being prosecuted by the Justice Department’s national security division and the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, grew out of the special counsel investigation. Craig is the first prominent Democrat to be charged as part of an investigation spun out from Mueller’s probe. Trump and his allies have seized on the fact that the special counsel investigation has led to an indictment against a figure closely tied to both Obama and the Clintons. On Friday, the president tweeted that Craig was facing “very serious charges” and calling on the media to give the case more coverage.
Prosecutors allege that interactions Craig had with the media to explain and publicize the report in 2012 triggered a requirement to register under the Foreign Agent Registration Act, which is intended to ensure transparency when foreign governments work to lobby U.S. officials or shape public opinion.
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