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American journalist pleads guilty to acting as unregistered agent for China
Politico ^ | 06/04/2026 | Josh Gerstein

Posted on 06/04/2026 1:59:17 PM PDT by BFW

An American who worked as an editor and commentator for state-run media in China, Thomas Pauken II, pleaded guilty Thursday to working as an unregistered agent for the Chinese government in the U.S.

During a roughly 40-minute hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, Pauken, 51, told U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema he was unaware of the legal requirement to register before acting for a foreign government, but he also said he understood that his lack of knowledge was not a defense to the charge.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: buying; ccp; lies; reporters

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Charge him with espionage too.
1 posted on 06/04/2026 1:59:17 PM PDT by BFW
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To: BFW

He was “unaware”

What a fookin’ liar..


2 posted on 06/04/2026 2:12:30 PM PDT by A strike (fvckMI6. Drool Britannia. & No more Dots)
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To: BFW

Blind fold?

Cigarette?


3 posted on 06/04/2026 2:18:15 PM PDT by Delta 21 (None of us are descendants of fearful men!)
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To: BFW

Pelley? I just KNEW it...


4 posted on 06/04/2026 2:21:34 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: BFW

Charge him with ignorance and not qualified to do his job. How can an “editor” not know what every high school freshman should know?


5 posted on 06/04/2026 2:24:05 PM PDT by spintreebob
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To: BFW

Charge him with ignorance and not qualified to do his job. How can an “editor” not know what every high school freshman should know?


6 posted on 06/04/2026 2:24:05 PM PDT by spintreebob
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To: BFW

Three hundred word excerpt limit, right?


7 posted on 06/04/2026 2:29:44 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: BFW
American journalist pleads guilty to acting as unregistered agent for China,,,

American journalist? As in, singular? Don't make me laugh.

8 posted on 06/04/2026 2:42:58 PM PDT by Obadiah
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