Thomas Barrack indicted of federal charges

[Spurs Homer]

best case, a couple of flunkies like Rudy or Trump's CFO go down on goofy corruption charges; worst case, nada.

this country seldom punishes the powerful.

in time, grasshopper


in due time

[Winehole23]

Saudi/UAE shenanigans

Tom Barrack, a billionaire friend of U.S. President Donald Trump, pursued a plan to buy Westinghouse Electric Corp even as he lobbied Trump to become a special envoy to promote the building by the firm of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia, said a congressional report released on Monday.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-u...-idUKKCN1UO280

[boutons_deux]

'This is really serious':

Legal expert says Trump ally Barrack is in more trouble than we've been led to believe

Aronberg broke down the massive $250 million bond deal that prosecutors struck with Barrack on Friday was an indicator of how serious this case really is.
"Remember, this is not a FARA case -- that's for failure to register as a lobbyist for a foreign en y," he explained. When you are talking about what

Barrack is charged with, it is far more serious. It is a crime of working directly with a foreign government."

the UAE used him as their own pseudo ambassador because he was so well connected.

They asked him to develop a special 100-day policy proposal.

That goes beyond just lobbying."

https://www.rawstory.com/tom-barrack-criminal-charges

[Winehole23]

Pleads not guilty, will go to trial in September


https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile...-agent-of-uae/

[Winehole23]

Saudi/UAE shenanigans

Tom Barrack, a billionaire friend of U.S. President Donald Trump, pursued a plan to buy Westinghouse Electric Corp even as he lobbied Trump to become a special envoy to promote the building by the firm of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia, said a congressional report released on Monday.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-u...-idUKKCN1UO280

Superseding count for peddling policy favorable to the UAE, to Trump.

Barrack was a top Trump fundraiser and chaired DJT's Inauguration Committee, which still can't account for about $100 million.

Some of you may recall that in 2018 Qatar's sovereign wealth fund assumed Tony Kushner's $1.8 billion balloon note for 666 5th Ave, New York, NY and paid him $156 million to manage the building, unwittingly, Qatar claims. In April of this year Saudi Arabia dumped $2 billion more in an investment fund led by Kushner.

Trump fundraiser Barrack sought UAE investment while lobbying for country, prosecutors say


KEY POINTS

• A billionaire fundraiser for former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign sought investment from two United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth funds at the same time he was illegally lobbying for the country, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
• In a new indictment filed in federal court in Brooklyn, prosecutors said an investment management firm run by Thomas Barrack received capital commitments from the unnamed UAE funds totaling $374 million in 2017.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/17/trum...utors-say.html

[ElNono]

Superseding count for peddling policy favorable to the UAE, to Trump.

Barrack was a top Trump fundraiser and chaired DJT's Inauguration Committee, which still can't account for about $100 million.

Some of you may recall that in 2018 Qatar's sovereign wealth fund assumed Tony Kushner's $1.8 billion balloon note for 666 5th Ave, New York, NY and paid him $156 million to manage the building, unwittingly, Qatar claims. In April of this year Saudi Arabia dumped $2 billion more in an investment fund led by Kushner.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/17/trum...utors-say.html

Didn't the Saudis have impromptu, direct access to the WhiteHouse, not even recorded in the WhiteHouse visitor log?

I recall at least one such a meeting that leaked out to the media and was reported.

[Winehole23]

Didn't the Saudis have impromptu, direct access to the WhiteHouse, not even recorded in the WhiteHouse visitor log?

I recall at least one such a meeting that leaked out to the media and was reported.

I didn't know that, but it wouldn't be surprising

[Winehole23]

dp

[ElNono]

I didn't know that, but it wouldn't be surprising

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/media...bia/index.html

[Winehole23]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/media...bia/index.html

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