Foreign Agents Registration Act

Foreign-government representation: FARA (22 USC §§611–613) turns on an agency relationship and covered conduct, not merely receipt of foreign capital. The Justice Department says bona fide private, nonpolitical commerce can be exempt, including some state-owned-enterprise activity; government-directed political activity is different. This is the question behind the Wyden/Raskin request concerning Saudi diplomacy, not a finding that every Affinity investment requires registration. DOJ guidance .1

Jared Kushner

Governing law reviewed for the described conduct; no adjudicated violation assigned1

Jared Kushner founded Affinity Partners and is Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Official White House captions document his participation in September 2026 diplomatic meetings while Affinity remained active.2–7

Documented connections

Jared Kushner →Governing law reviewed for the described conduct; no adjudicated violation assigned1

Sources and documents
  1. www.justice.gov
  2. Affinity and Phoenix: July share disposal — Issuer release: 25% disposal, 7.4% retained, original investment return; About Affinity · 2026-07-27
  3. House Judiciary minority: Kushner inquiry — Investigation announcement; allegations attributed to the committee minority · 2026-04-17
  4. Senate Finance: Affinity fee investigation — Fee terms and distributions as of July 2024 · 2024-09-25
  5. Affinity assets and ownership filing reporting
  6. US envoys visit Russia and Ukraine
  7. White House: founding executive board, January 16, 2026

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