Greg Craig, former White House counsel for then-President Barack Obama, was indicted Thursday on two counts of making false and misleading statements to investigators -- including Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team -- in connection with his work on behalf of Russia-backed former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. Craig is the first prominent Democrat to be indicted in a case arising from Mueller's now-completed probe into Russian election interference. But, if Skadden and Craig registered as foreign agents of Ukraine under FARA, the report's appearance of impartiality likely would have been compromised. On October 19, 2017, according to the indictment, Craig repeated the lies to Mueller's team -- allegedly providing misleading statements on his contacts with journalists concerning the report. Mr. Craig had no interest in misleading the FARA Unit because he had not done anything that required his registration.

Source: Fox News April 11, 2019 18:44 UTC