Trump ally and ex-campaign adviser Thomas Barrack charged with secretly lobbying for UAE
| A former campaign advisor and close ally of former President Trump was arrested on Tuesday and charged with several criminal counts for allegedly working as an undisclosed foreign lobbyist on behalf of the United Arab Emirates.
Federal prosecutors said Thomas Barrack, who also served as the chairman of Trump’s inaugural committee, worked to influence the Trump 2016 campaign, and later the administration, to push for policy proposals that were favorable to the UAE. |
