On April 12, a spokesman for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort said that after consulting with federal authorities about whether he should register as a foreign agent because of his past work in Ukraine, Manafort would be taking "appropriate steps."

Many took that to mean Manafort was about to register as an agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

However, when NBC News asked spokesman Jason Maloni directly whether Manafort was going to register, Maloni wouldn't say yes or no. 

A week later, there is no record of any filing on the Justice Department's website. Maloni told NBC News, "I don't have an update."