Hey, I talk with Israel all the time. I talk foreign countries all the time. But the law is, and a lot of people have been prosecuted under this law, that If you are lobbying on behalf of a foreign government, you must register. That's it. It's really simple. And I don't know why. If I'm working from Malaysia or Qatar or Belgium and I'm working on behalf of its government's interest through a group of Americans who are representing the friendship between those two nations, who are. (38:47–38:53)
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