The Qatari government hired John Ashcroft, the acting U.S. AG during the 9/11 attacks, in an attempt to rebut accusations that it supports terrorism. 

Qatar will pay $2.5M to the Ashcroft Law Firm for a 90-day period as they attempt to confirm their efforts to “fight global terrorism and comply with financial regulations”, which includes U.S. Treasury rules, according to a Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filing Friday with the U.S. Justice Department. 

A letter included in the FARA filing penned by Ashcroft firm partner Michael Sullivan states that:

“The firm’s work will include crisis response and management, program and system analysis, media outreach, education and advocacy regarding the client’s historical, current and future efforts to combat global terror and its compliance goals and accomplishments.” 

Reuters reports:

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