Steve Wynn Seeks to End US Case Urging China Agent Registration
- US says Wynn was agent of China in urging dissident’s removal
- Wynn says US can’t compel untrue statements about his actions
Stephen Wynn
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Former Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Stephen Wynn urged a judge to dismiss a US lawsuit seeking to compel him to register as a Chinese agent, saying he wasn’t lobbying when he passed on a message in 2017.
The Foreign Agents Registration Act doesn’t apply to Wynn telling the Trump administration that China wanted the US to extradite Guo Wengui, a wealthy exile who criticized China’s government, Wynn’s lawyers argued in a court filing Monday. Wynn had no agreement with the Chinese official, wasn’t paid, and was transparent about the source of the request, according to the document.