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.
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He was “unaware”
What a fookin’ liar..
Blind fold?
Cigarette?
Pelley? I just KNEW it...
Charge him with ignorance and not qualified to do his job. How can an “editor” not know what every high school freshman should know?
Charge him with ignorance and not qualified to do his job. How can an “editor” not know what every high school freshman should know?
Three hundred word excerpt limit, right?
American journalist? As in, singular? Don't make me laugh.
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