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In this American Greatness article, the Justice Department’s case against an American journalist with Chinese state-media ties raises fresh concerns about Beijing’s influence operations inside U.S. political circles.
- Federal authorities charged Thomas Pauken II with allegedly acting as an unregistered agent for the Chinese government under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
- Pauken, the son of former Texas GOP chairman and Reagan administration official Thomas Pauken, was arrested in February in Herndon, Virginia.
- Prosecutors allege Pauken helped connect a Chinese government handler with someone seeking a role in the Trump administration.
- According to court documents, Pauken allegedly prepared confidential materials for Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
- The article reports that Pauken moved to China around 2010 and later worked as a journalist for Chinese state propaganda outlets.
- Investigators say Pauken told federal agents he was “80 percent sure” the individual connected to the case would provide classified information to China despite warnings.
- The person reportedly did not get the exact Trump administration post sought but currently works for a U.S. government agency.
- Authorities also alleged Pauken’s Chinese associates were interested in gathering information about his father’s Republican political connections.
- Pauken’s attorney pushed back, stressing that his client is not charged with espionage or mishandling classified information, but with failing to complete required foreign-agent paperwork.
Read the full story: https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/27/department-of-justice-charges-american-journalist-in-anti-ccp-sting/
