JUST IN: Thomas Barrack, chairman of former President Trump's 2017 inaugural committee, arrested on federal charges, Justice Dept. says.
Tom Barrack, who chaired former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee, was arrested Tuesday on charges that he unlawfully influenced the foreign policy positions of the campaign and administration to advance the interests of the United Arab Emirates, the Justice Department said.
In a seven-count indictment, unsealed in a New York federal court, Barrack, 74, and two others are accused of"acting and conspiring to act as agents" of the United Arab Emirates between April 2016 and April 2018. Barrack was also charged with obstruction of justice and making multiple false statements to federal law enforcement agents.
The trio acted"to advance the interests of the United Arab Emirates in the United States at the direction of senior UAE officials by influencing the foreign policy positions of the campaign of a candidate in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and, subsequently, the foreign policy positions of the U.S. government in the incoming administration, as well as seeking to influence public opinion in favor of UAE interests," the DOJ said.
Barrack was arrested in the Los Angeles area Tuesday morning, according to law enforcement officials familiar with the matter.Pete Williams is an NBC News correspondent who covers the Justice Department and the Supreme Court, based in Washington.Tom Winter is a New York-based correspondent covering crime, courts, terrorism and financial fraud on the East Coast for the NBC News Investigative Unit.Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News.
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