Tag Archives: Tom Barrack

Trump Crony Found Not Guilty Of Illegally Lobbying

The Daily Beast reports: In his closing arguments, federal prosecutor Ryan C. Harris recapped emails and text messages that detailed how Barrack made himself a mouthpiece for the UAE on national TV news programs, setup friendly meetings with the Trump White House, and even tweaked the GOP platform at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Proposals had such ostentatious titles as, …

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Today: Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of Trump Adviser

CNN reports: Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a former Donald Trump adviser whom authorities allege was involved in a two-year effort to try to influence the policy decisions of the Trump campaign and administration to benefit the United Arab Emirates. Tom Barrack, a wealthy businessman who served as the chair of Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee and an …

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Tom Barrack Heckled As “Traitor” Outside Courthouse

Mediaite reports: Former Chair of the Trump Inaugural Committee Tom Barrack was greeted by an assembly of both press and local Brooklyn hecklers as he entered a Brooklyn Federal Court across from Cadman Plaza Monday morning. As Barrack entered the courthouse building surrounded by his attorneys, he was surrounded by many members of the press and received shouts of animus …

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Trump Inauguration Chief Released On $250M Bond

CNBC reports: A federal judge in Los Angeles on Friday ordered the release on a $250 million bond of Thomas Barrack, the private equity investor charged with illegally lobbying his close friend ex-President Donald Trump for the United Arab Emirates. The order requires the release bond — which is among the highest ever set in the world — to be …

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Top Trump Ally Tom Barrack To Face Bail Hearing Today

Bloomberg reports: Colony Capital founder and Trump ally Thomas J. Barrack Jr. is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Los Angeles Friday to learn whether he will be released on bail, after his arrest this week on charges of illegally lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. Barrack, 74, has been held in a federal jail in …

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BREAKING: Feds Arrest Trump Inauguration Chairman

CNBC reports: Thomas Barrack, who served as chairman of the 2017 inaugural fund for then-President Donald Trump, has been arrested on federal charges, several law enforcement officials told NBC News on Tuesday. The charges against Barrack, which apparently are not connected to the inauguration-related fund, are expected to be unsealed soon. Barrack is a longtime friend of Trump’s. A spokeswoman …

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Text Messages Reveal Trump Aide Gave United Arab Emirates Advance Draft of 2016 Trump Energy Speech

Reuters reports: When candidate Donald Trump prepared to give a major energy speech during the 2016 campaign, one of his closest advisers provided a pre-speech review to senior United Arab Emirates officials, an unorthodox move that caught the attention of federal investigators, according to emails and text messages uncovered by a House Oversight Committee investigation. “The Trump Administration has virtually …

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Trump Insider Pushed Proposal To Evade Restrictions On Selling Nuclear Power Technology To Saudi Arabia

ABC News reports: A longtime Trump insider has been pushing a proposal to build dozens of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia while seeking to avoid restrictions on the transfer of U.S. nuclear technology and has at times stood to profit from the effort, according to an investigative report by the House Oversight Committee. The 50-page report, which relied on …

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Trump Confidante In Dubai: Whatever Happened To Khashoggi, Atrocities In America Are Equal Or Worse

The Week reports: Tom Barrack, a billionaire financier who GOP operative Roger Stone once called President Trump’s “best friend”, defended Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Tuesday while speaking in Dubai on Tuesday. When CNN’s Becky Anderson asked Barrack about the effect the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has had on Saudi Arabia’s global reputation, Barrack first …

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HURL ALERT: Inauguration Planner Vows To Surround Trump With “Soft Sensuality” Rather Than A-Listers

According to reports on Twitter, today inauguration planner Tom Barrack told the press that he plans to surround Trump with “soft sensuality” rather than a horde of celebrity A-listers. For real. Barrack, a billionaire real estate investor, spoke at the Republican Convention and was a top fundraiser for the pro-Trump Rebuilding America Now Super PAC. He is also, incidentally, the …

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