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Politico reports:
President-elect Donald Trump announced private equity executive Tom Barrack, a longtime ally who faced legal scrutiny for his work on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, as his pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to Turkey. But Barrack may face a rocky road to confirmation.
He was indicted by the Department of Justice in 2021 on charges that he was lobbying the Trump campaign on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, all the while pursuing business deals valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Barrack was acquitted in November 2022.
During the Trump administration, Barrack was heavily scrutinized for his connections to undemocratic regimes in the Middle East and foreign donations to the 2017 inaugural committee. Barrack was also a friend of disgraced investor and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
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Donald Trump has tapped billionaire Tom Barrack as the Ambassador to Turkey.
If you recall, he was acquitted during a federal trial where he was accused of using his personal access to Trump to secretly promote the interests of the United Arab Emirates.
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) December 10, 2024
Tom Barrack is the guy who introduced Trump to Manafort. He helped Trump bait and switch his way into the DC Post office deal. He was even hawking Trump’s “lets be friend with Russia line” in 2016. All that and a bit more here. https://t.co/GVqwWYqgKr via @TPM
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 20, 2021
Trump taps private equity executive Tom Barrack as ambassador to Turkey https://t.co/XV3Zc3Asx5
— POLITICO (@politico) December 11, 2024