A California attorney filed as a foreign agent representing Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez on “pending and future legal representation involving the government and governmental entities,” Justice Department documents show.
Jihad M. Smaili of Smaili & Associates filed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act to represent Rodríguez, who became acting president after the US launched strikes in the country and brought then-President Nicolás Maduro to the US where he faces charges.
Smaili disclosed that his work for the client would include “providing legal and other non-legal advice on pending litigation and retaining specialized law firms in the United States. Activities ...