Former Advisor to Presidential Candidate Among Three Defendants Charged with Acting as Agents of a Foreign Government
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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.
Charging summary and defendant backgroundTrump's inaugural chair was charged as a covert UAE agent—and acquitted on every count · Acquitted on all counts by a federal jury on November 4, 2022. · reviewed 2026-09-03