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Senate Republicans hammered a former Obama National Security Council staffer nominated to be the intelligence community’s top lawyer over his private sector work for the Chinese government and Huawei, following his 12-4 vote passage through the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday advanced the nomination of Christopher Fonzone to serve as general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Fonzone, who previously worked in the Obama administration, has admitted to conducting legal work on behalf of Chinese tech giant Huawei.
Fonzone is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, a law firm that Huawei first hired for lobbying in 2019. As of April 2021, the Chinese tech company still retains a working relationship with Sidley Austin, according to the Washington Free Beacon. During his confirmation hearing, Fonzone attempted to defend his record, arguing that his previous work would not hamper his ability to operate objectively while working for the ODNI.
In late April 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (
FCC) adopted new rules that require on-air programming sponsored or furnished by a foreign government to contain a disclosure statement noting the foreign government sponsorship and identifying the foreign country involved. While U.S. law bars foreign governments from holding broadcast licenses directly, there are no limitations on their ability to enter into agreements with licensees to air programming. Much like the Foreign Agents Registration Act (
FARA), the new FCC rules seek to increase transparency on the airwaves to ensure that audiences are aware when a foreign government seeks to influence the U.S. public. At the same time, the new rules go beyond some of the similar disclosure requirements in FARA and place a significant diligence burden on U.S. broadcasters.