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Trump friend found not guilty of lying to FBI, illegal foreign lobbying

Barrack was accused of using his access to Trump to advocate for the United Arab Emirates.

Axios

Trump ally Barrack acquitted of acting as UAE foreign agent

Tom Barrack, a onetime private equity executive and fundraiser for former President Donald Trump, was found not guilty by a jury on Friday of unlawfully acting as an agent of the United Arab Emirates.

Reuters

Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of foreign agent charges

A Donald Trump loyalist has been acquitted at a federal trial in which he was accused of using his access to the former Republican president to secretly promote the interests of the United Arab Emirates

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Jury weighs whether Trump ally Barrack was a foreign agent and lied about it

A U.S. jury began deliberations on Wednesday in the trial of Tom Barrack, the onetime private equity executive and fundraiser for former President Donald Trump, on charges that he acted as a foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates and lied to federal investigators.

Reuters

Trump ally Tom Barrack's UAE ties not 'nefarious,' defense says

There was "nothing nefarious" about former private equity executive Tom Barrack's ties with United Arab Emirates officials, Barrack's defense lawyer said in closing arguments on Tuesday, denying prosecutors' charges that former U.S. President Donald Trump's onetime ally was an illegal foreign agent.

Reuters

Judge in Tom Barrack trial may toss part of foreign-agent case before jury gets it

NEW YORK — The judge overseeing the trial of Tom Barrack and his assistant on charges they acted as unregistered foreign agents said he may dismiss some of the counts against them before the case goes to the jury this week.

Tribune News Service

‘I am running for the money,’ Colony Capital’s Tom Barrack said of Trump 2016 role

NEW YORK — Tom Barrack was grilled by a federal prosecutor over a 2016 text message he sent to a friend who teased him about his work for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

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Trump ally: 'Dozens' of my associates sought help on pardons

A trusted friend of Donald Trump who’s facing federal foreign influence charges has testified that “dozens” of people asked him for help in getting pardons from the former president

The Independent UK

Barrack says he hoped Trump ties would appeal to UAE; denies being agent

Tom Barrack, a onetime fundraiser for Donald Trump, acknowledged under cross-examination on Thursday that he hoped his ties to the then-president would encourage a United Arab Emirates official to invest with his company, but said he did not agree to exchange political access for a business relationship.

Reuters

OLD Trump donor and ally knocks former president’s foreign policy awareness: ‘Could not spell Middle East’

Tom Barrack, 75, was the chairman of Trump’s inaugural fund and also one of his 2016 campaign’s top donors

The Independent UK

Trump donor and ally knocks former president’s foreign policy awareness: ‘Could not spell Middle East’

Tom Barrack, 75, was the chairman of Trump’s inaugural fund and also one of his 2016 campaign’s top donors

The Independent UK

Trump pal Tom Barrack, on trial for alleged foreign influence peddling, says he set up Trump meeting with Leonardo DiCaprio in 2016

NEW YORK — Trump friend Tom Barrack told a federal jury Tuesday that he was the architect of the former president’s 2016 climate change meeting with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

Tribune News Service

At federal trial, financier navigates friendship with Trump

A wealthy financier is facing questions at a federal trial about his friendship with Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Billionaire pal: Trump was "disastrous"

Asked if he should have supported someone else for president, Tom Barrack replied, "unquestionably"

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Colony’s Barrack testifies Trump presidency was ‘disastrous’ for him

NEW YORK — Tom Barrack testified that his support for longtime friend Donald Trump’s presidency proved “disastrous” for him and his business and suggested it was also the reason he’s on trial for allegedly acting as an agent of the United Arab Emirates.

The Independent UK

On witness stand, Trump ally denies foreign influence charge

A close ally of former President Donald Trump has taken the witness stand at his federal trial to deny charges he secretly fed confidential information about the Trump administration to the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

Steve Mnuchin testifies on behalf of Trump ally at NYC trial

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has testified as a defense witness at the New York City trial of a Donald Trump ally

Tribune News Service

Ex-Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to be called as witness at Tom Barrack trial

NEW YORK — Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is expected to be called to testify as a defense witness in the trial of Colony Capital LLC founder Tom Barrack on charges of acting as an agent of the United Arab Emirates, a prosecutor said.

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The Guardian - US

‘Trump is the man’: trial paints a White House plagued by foreign influence

The legal woes of investor Tom Barrack, accused of secretly lobbying for the Emirati regime, add to the image of a Trump circle beset by influence-peddling and corruption

Tribune News Service

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson takes stand against Trump friend Tom Barrack

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified at a criminal trial about the Trump administration’s seemingly chaotic foreign policy while leveling a veiled criticism at Jared Kushner.

The Independent UK

Tillerson to testify at corruption trial of Trump adviser

Rex Tillerson, who served as secretary of state under former president Donald Trump, is set to testify against the former chair of Trump’s inaugural committee

Tribune News Service

Rex Tillerson to testify at Tom Barrack’s trial, lawyers say

WASHINGTON — Rex Tillerson, who served as Secretary of State for little more than a year during the Trump administration, will testify next week as a prosecution witness at the trial of Tom Barrack, defense lawyers said Saturday.

Tribune News Service

‘Trump is the man’: Barrack touted friendship to UAE in 2016

NEW YORK — In May 2016, as Donald Trump began racking up Republican primary victories, his friend Tom Barrack sent an email to an official in the United Arab Emirates.

Al Jazeera

US trial begins for Trump ally accused of illicit UAE lobbying

Prosecutors say Tom Barrack involved in scheme to garner ‘power and money’; defence denies he acted as a foreign agent.

Tribune News Service

Trump pal Thomas Barrack accused of being United Arab Emirates agent and trying to influence US policy for ‘power and money’

After Donald Trump won the 2016 election, his mega-rich pal Tom Barrack started formulating a plan with officials at the United Arab Emirates on how to influence U.S. policy — and was asked to provide information about who would be tapped for crucial Cabinet positions, federal prosecutors allege.

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