Advocating for foreign clients is legal and U.S. law includes a public disclosure exemption for lawyers.
The Paul, Weiss law firm declined to comment on the letter, and Lynch did not respond to Reuters emails.
The U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments say DJI supported biometric surveillance and tracking of Muslim Uyghur minorities in China.
"It is appalling that former senior U.S. officials use their connections to serve the interests of U.S. adversaries," Risch said.
Others argue that stricter FARA rules on disclosure could give authoritarian countries like Russia and China cover for their own stifling of free speech.
Persons:
Loretta Lynch, Obama, Lynch, Paul, Weiss, DJI, FARA, Jim Risch, Risch, Jonathan Turley, Turley
Organizations:
U.S, senior Defense Department, SZ DJI Technology Co, U.S . Department of Justice, Reuters, Department of Defense, China's Communist Party, U.S . Treasury, Commerce, The Defense Department, Pentagon, Justice, Republican, Senate Foreign Relations, American Civil Liberties Union, Justice Department, George Washington University
Locations:
FARA, U.S, China, WuXi, Russia