Trump's inaugural chair was charged as a covert UAE agent—and acquitted on every count
Reporting and findings
- documented
A federal jury acquitted Barrack on all counts on November 4, 2022.
- Reuters: Trump ally Barrack acquitted of acting as UAE foreign agentNovember 4, 2022 verdict report
- charged
Barrack chaired Trump's 2017 inaugural committee and was charged in 2021 with acting and conspiring to act as an unregistered UAE agent, obstruction of justice, and false statements concerning alleged efforts to influence Trump's campaign and administration.
Summary and current status
Federal prosecutors charged Thomas Barrack with acting at the direction of senior UAE officials to influence Trump's campaign and administration and with obstruction and false statements. A jury rejected the case and acquitted Barrack on all counts in 2022.
Acquitted on all counts by a federal jury on November 4, 2022.
People and organizations
- Donald J. Trumpcandidate and president whose inaugural committee Barrack chaired
- Thomas J. Barrack Jr.inaugural chair and acquitted defendant
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumphad presidential inaugural committee chaired byThomas J. Barrack Jr.