US president halts enforcement of law against bribing foreign officials

President Donald Trump, on 10 February, ordered the US Department of Justice to pause its enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), saying it was "a disaster" for the United States as "it made it very, very hard from a practical standpoint to make deals" in overseas markets.

President Donald Trump, on 10 February [2025], ordered the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause its enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), saying it was "a disaster" for the United States as "it made it very, very hard from a practical standpoint to make deals" in overseas markets.