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Egypt\u2019s former lobbyist in DC is being investigated, but it seems we\u2019re in the clear: <\/strong>Washington lobbyist Tony Podesta and the Podesta Group are now the subjects of a federal investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, sources told NBC News<\/a>. \u201cThe sources said the investigation into Podesta and his company began as more of a fact-finding mission about the [European Centre for a Modern Ukraine] and Manafort's role in the campaign, but has now morphed into a criminal inquiry into whether the firm violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act, known as FARA.\u201d The Podesta Group was lobbying for the Egyptian government in Washington <\/strong>from 2007<\/strong><\/a> until <\/strong>2012<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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