"Ex-Trump Associates to Plead Guilty to Concealing Qatar Lobbying Efforts"

GOP operatives Barry Bennett and Doug Watts have admitted to accepting money from the Qatari government to influence U.S. foreign policy and to creating a misleading campaign about Saudi actions in Yemen. They have entered deferred prosecution agreements, with Bennett paying a $100,000 fine and Watts $25,000, and both are banned from lobbying or PR work related to the Foreign Agents Registration Act for a year. This comes as new charges are brought against Senator Bob Menendez for similar misconduct.