Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of federal charges
New York, New York - Tom Barrack, the head of the inaugural committee for former president Donald Trump, was found not guilty of multiple charges including being a foreign agent.
After three days of deliberations, a Brooklyn jury found Barrack not guilty, according to the Associated Press.
Barrack (75), along with his employee Matthew Grimes and Emirati businessman Rashid Al Malik, were indicted last year for operating as unregistered agents for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Prosecutors claimed Barrack used his relationship with Trump to provide inside information on his administration to the UAE. They provided evidence that the UAE funded a $374 million project of Barack's company Colony Capital.
In addition, Trump's ally was accused of obstruction of justice and lying in a 2019 interview with the FBI, both of which he was also found not guilty of.
Throughout the trial, Barrack maintained his innocence, and Trump has shared that he did not believe Barrack was a foreign agent.
After the verdict, Barrack was asked about the midterm elections, and he reportedly declared that he was officially done with politics.
"Let's stop fighting with each other, let's stop the politicization," he told reporters. "Whoever the president is, honor him and put all this garbage behind us. This is what America is. The politics are just annoying to all of us."
Barrack's employee Matthew Grimes was also acquitted, but Rashid Al Malik fled the US and remains at large.
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