Posted on 07/20/2021 2:13:17 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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.”
Tom Barrack, 74, of Santa Monica, California, was among three men charged in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, with conspiring to act as an unregistered foreign agent as they tried to influence foreign policy while Trump was running in 2016 and later while he was president.
Besides conspiracy, Barrack was charged with obstruction of justice and making multiple false statements during a June 2019 interview with federal agents. Also charged in a seven-count indictment were Matthew Grimes, 27, of Aspen, Colorado, and Rashid al Malik, 43, of the United Arab Emirates.
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Where’s Mitch McConnell commenting on Hunter Biden?
Well...just last night I heard Lindsey say that Biden is a “nice fellow” so why would we want to bother his family?
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a FARA violation?
looks like they are thinking about a 2024 Trump run
Maybe it’s true, or maybe these are “Trumped up” charges. Prosecutorial discretion is too broad now. They let who they like skate, and they throw the book at whomever they dislike. Not just federal but state and local too.
One common theme in all of these arrests is “lying to federal agents”. Just don’t talk. You have the right to remain silent. Exercise your rights.
Has the FBI figured out the password yet?
There they go again with that “our” democracy crap. It ain’t MY democracy - or yours either. We’re not in the club.
And Hunter and dad have not been charged with anything.
So who is the DOJ working for??
wonder if he helped broker the peace deal between Israel and the UAE.
Probably. From what I heard the UAE just really wants Israels weapons because they are superior. Wonder how much the Dept. of Just Us got paid for this by the Iranians.
I’m a sprinkler.
On our way to a banana republic.
Charge the Podestas or dissolve the FBI.
Anyone interested in US Representatives sleeping with Chinese spies? Anyone?
Bueller?
tant Attorney General Mark Lesko [a dependable Democrat Party operator] of the Justice Department’s national security division said: “The defendants repeatedly capitalized 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.”
Using this as a guideline, all the Bidens should be charged.
NBC National News with “Lester” broke into coverage with Special Report breathlessly announcing this. BIG NOTHING BURGER, just trying to tie something else to PDJT. It’s sad, pathetic and just more evidence this isn’t going to end well for the left.
Everyone forget the photo of Obama bowing to Suadi king? Rumors that the Saudis funded his college. NBC doesn’t care, only smearing Trump in case he runs again.
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