Thomas Barrack, Trump ally who chaired inaugural committee, indicted

[Poor Richard Saunders]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...294_story.html

NEW YORK — Thomas J. Barrack, a longtime friend to former president Donald Trump and a billionaire businessman, was arrested Tuesday in California and charged with violating foreign lobbying laws, obstructing justice and making false statements, officials said.

It seems all the people that are close to to Trump or worked for him keep getting indicted.

Barrack joins a long list of friends, campaign associates and other Trump advisers who have faced criminal charges, including his former campaign chairman; the chief financial officer at his company; Michael Cohen, the former Trump Organization lawyer; a former Trump White House strategist; and his former national security adviser. Trump later pardoned some of those figures.

It does raise the question of what could he possibly say about fraud and grift during the inauguration planning that could get him a reduced sentence.

[Concart]

What a shock. A criminal in the Trump orbit.

[ThatOwlWoman]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...294_story.html
It seems all the people that are close to to Trump or worked for him keep getting indicted.
It does raise the question of what could he possibly say about fraud and grift during the inauguration planning that could get him a reduced sentence.

I wonder which remark will come first? "I hardly knew that guy" or "Political witch hunt"?

All the best people.

[Phantasmal]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...294_story.html


It seems all the people that are close to to Trump or worked for him keep getting indicted.



It does raise the question of what could he possibly say about fraud and grift during the inauguration planning that could get him a reduced sentence.

Is Ivanka next? Enquiring minds want to know!

[Phantasmal]

I wonder which remark will come first? "I hardly knew that guy" or "Political witch hunt"?

All the best people.

Witch hunt.

[Cypress]

I wonder why Trump - who reputedly only hires "the best people" - is continuously surrounded by criminals and sleazebags?

[Trumpet]

It seems like everybody in the Trump orbit is involved in some kind of shady dealings of some sort.

[Guno צְבִי]

Trump adviser Tom Barrack arrested on foreign-agent charges

Tom Barrack, a longtime supporter of and adviser to former President Donald Trump, was arrested Tuesday on charges he secretly acted in the U.S. as an agent for the United Arab Emirates.


Barrack, 74, is accused of failing to register as a foreign agent, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and four counts of making false statements to the FBI.

A federal indictment issued by a grand jury in Brooklyn, N.Y. charged that Barrack put pro-UAE language into a Trump campaign speech in May 2016, took direction from UAE officials about what to say in media appearances and an op-ed piece he published just before the 2016 election, and agreed to promote a candidate for ambassador to UAE backed by UAE officials.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ges/ar-AAMn4rt

[Doc Dutch]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...294_story.html


It seems all the people that are close to to Trump or worked for him keep getting indicted.



It does raise the question of what could he possibly say about fraud and grift during the inauguration planning that could get him a reduced sentence.

Ouch! If those charges stick, that'll come back on Trump himself.

[Doc Dutch]

Trump adviser Tom Barrack arrested on foreign-agent charges

Tom Barrack, a longtime supporter of and adviser to former President Donald Trump, was arrested Tuesday on charges he secretly acted in the U.S. as an agent for the United Arab Emirates.


Barrack, 74, is accused of failing to register as a foreign agent, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and four counts of making false statements to the FBI.

A federal indictment issued by a grand jury in Brooklyn, N.Y. charged that Barrack put pro-UAE language into a Trump campaign speech in May 2016, took direction from UAE officials about what to say in media appearances and an op-ed piece he published just before the 2016 election, and agreed to promote a candidate for ambassador to UAE backed by UAE officials.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ges/ar-AAMn4rt

Even a 10 year sentence could be a life sentence for him. Most American judges don't take kindly to traitors and foreign agents undermining the Constitution.

[Doc Dutch]

What a shock. A criminal in the Trump orbit.

I'm shocked! What'll be less shocking is if more arrests follow all the way to Trump's inner circle.

Today Junior and Ivanka lose their government security. If the Feds don't take down TrumpCo then maybe the militias will do it. Is this the Republican's secret plan and why they don't want an investigation? Are Republicans just leaving the backdoor open while the militant nutjobs solve all the problems for them?

[ThatOwlWoman]

I wonder why Trump - who reputedly only hires "the best people" - is continuously surrounded by criminals and sleazebags?

Because they do the best crimes, and get away with it?

[Doc Dutch]

I wonder which remark will come first? "I hardly knew that guy" or "Political witch hunt"?

All the best people.

I'm betting on witch hunt. Those who post such remarks aren't very bright nor well connected. Trump himself will use it as red meat for his fans.

[Doc Dutch]

I wonder why Trump - who reputedly only hires "the best people" - is continuously surrounded by criminals and sleazebags?

They're the best people he knows. That says something, eh?

“The people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us to become the best version of ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. The people around them help to make them great. We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the best version of ourselves.” - Matthew Kelly

Kelly is an Aussie "Dynamic Catholic".

[Poor Richard Saunders]

The Department of Justice press release can be found here-
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr...-acting-agents

It includes a link to the 46 page indictment.