Using Trust Assets for Political Contributions in Federal Elections

January 7, 2019

WASHINGTON—Broderick D. Johnson has joined Covington in its Public Policy practice in Washington. Mr. Johnson is a public policy and political strategist with more than three decades of leadership at the highest levels of government and the legal profession. He provides strategic leadership advice and counsel to clients on legislative, regulatory, legal, and ...

November 17, 2017, NPR

Robert Kelner is quoted in an NPR article regarding enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). According to Kelner, the cases that have been prosecuted "usually are prosecuted because they involve something other than a FARA violation occurring at the same time." He adds, "The statute itself is extremely vague: It contains a number of terms that ...

January 22, 2016, The Wall Street Journal

Robert Kelner is quoted by The Wall Street Journal in an article discussing Sanders’ use of his official position and related accounts to boost his presidential campaign efforts. According to Kelner, while the standards for using official accounts are “notoriously fuzzy,” Mr. Sanders’ operation is unusual. “Generally, members of Congress are quite careful to use ...