Christina Pushaw is the press secretary for the Governor of Florida. The photo was taken by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/ LightRocket.
The Department of Justice requested that Christina Pushaw register as a foreign agent because she worked for the former president of Georgia.
Pushaw's responsibilities included writing op-eds, reaching out to supporters and "advocating on his behalf in Georgia and in the United States."
The work came to an end in 2020. According to the DOJ, Ms. Pushaw's work on behalf of Mr. Saakashvili probably required FARA registration. Ms. Pushaw was aware that she had to register retroactively.
Pushaw initially worked on a voluntary basis and made about $25,000 over the course of two years.
Pushaw has been the press secretary for the last two years.
Information about who is behind efforts to exert influence can be provided by the Foreign Agents registration act.
According to a document on the Department of Justice website, the statute requires people working on behalf of foreign governments or other foreign principals to give information about their activities. If an agent fails to register, they can be prosecuted.
The DOJ sued Steve Wynn because he refused to register as a foreign agent for his work for the Chinese government.
According to the press release announcing the lawsuit, the American people have a right to know if a foreign government uses an American as an agent.
Pushaw has been in the news before. Pushaw had her account briefly suspended for violating rules around "abusive behavior" after she wrote "drag them" while retweeting an Associated Press reporter's article. Death threats were made to the writer of the piece.
Pushaw refused to condemn the neo-Nazi rally in Florida because she thought it was a Democratic stunt.
The article was first published on HuffPost.
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