A senior U.S. Justice Department official signaled Wednesday that prosecutors will expand their tactics to drive the increased disclosure of foreign influence campaigns, using civil authority to force advocates to report work connected to overseas governments.

John Demers, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department’s national security division, said prosecutors will continue to step up their enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act—but not always with the hammer of a criminal prosecution.

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