Obama Administration Defends License to Lawyer Representing Sudan
By Kevin Bogardus
TheHill.com
Under pressure from lawmakers, the Obama administration is defending its decision to grant a lawyer permission to represent the blacklisted Sudanese regime in Washington.
Members of Congress have assailed the Treasury Department for granting attorney Bart Fisher a license despite the U.S. sanctions that have been levied against the Republic of Sudan. The license, granted by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), allows Fisher to provide legal services to the Sudanese government in the United States.
Lawmakers such as Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) have hit the Obama administration for the decision, arguing Fisher is a lobbyist for a genocidal regime who should be barred from the halls of power.
TheHill.com
Under pressure from lawmakers, the Obama administration is defending its decision to grant a lawyer permission to represent the blacklisted Sudanese regime in Washington.
Members of Congress have assailed the Treasury Department for granting attorney Bart Fisher a license despite the U.S. sanctions that have been levied against the Republic of Sudan. The license, granted by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), allows Fisher to provide legal services to the Sudanese government in the United States.
Lawmakers such as Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) have hit the Obama administration for the decision, arguing Fisher is a lobbyist for a genocidal regime who should be barred from the halls of power.
