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Tom Barrack Held Forth on Trump, Real Estate Just Days Before Arrest

Trump ally discussed his investing plans in recorded interview
He said he’s not interested in a ‘divisive’ 2024 bid by Trump

Tom Barrack spoke exclusively with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker on July 13.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Erik Schatzker

July 21, 2021 at 12:00 PM UTC

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A week before he was charged with illegal lobbying for the United Arab Emirates, Tom Barrack traveled to New York for an on-camera interview in Midtown Manhattan.

Dressed casually in dark jeans and a gray, long-sleeve top by Zegna, he gave no indication that he knew federal prosecutors across the East River in Brooklyn were preparing a seven-count indictment.