US official lobbied French magistrate over Le Pen's election ban
The magistrate, Magali Lafourcade, said she was sufficiently concerned by the encounter to notify the foreign ministry.
✍️ Marion Solletty
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-state-department-marine-le-pen-election-ban-far-right-france
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