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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Trump orders Justice Department to stop enforcing foreign anti-bribery law

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon) - (AP)

President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Justice to stop enforcing a decades-old law that prohibits American corporations from bribing foreign government officials to advance their own financial interests.

As reporters watched him in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump signed the document, which directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to stop enforcing the 1934 law until she issues new enforcement guidelines.

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