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This photo from Thursday Jan. 19, 2017, shows Inaugural Committee chairman Tom Barrack speaks at a pre-Inaugural Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Barrack, chair of former President Donald Trump s 2017 inaugural committee, was arrested Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in California on charges alleging that he and others conspired to influence Trump s foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) The chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he conspired to influence Trump’s foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates and commit crimes striking at what prosecutors described as “the very heart of our democracy.”

Trump ally Barrack arrested on foreign lobbying charges - US justice department

Thomas Barrack was a prominent supporter of Trump s successful 2016 presidential campaign. Photo: AFP A seven-count indictment filed by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, alleged that Barrack, a former employee and an Emirati businessman failed to register as lobbyists and used their influence to advance the UAE s foreign policy goals in the US. Barrack is also alleged to have repeatedly lied during an FBI interview about his dealings with the UAE. Barrack s spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The defendants repeatedly capitalised on Barrack s friendships and access to a candidate who was eventually elected president, high-ranking campaign and government officials, and the American media to advance the policy goals of a foreign government without disclosing their true allegiances, US Department of Justice official Mark Lesko said in a news release.