Trump Ally Tom Barrack Acquitted in Foreign-Influence Case
- Verdict after six-week trial is rebuke to federal prosecutors
- Colony Capital founder took stand for days in his own defense
Tom Barrack outside court in New York, on July 26, 2021.
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Tom Barrack was cleared of charges that he tried to influence the campaign and administration of his longtime friend, former President Donald Trump, as an agent of the United Arab Emirates.
The jury found Barrack, 75, not guilty of all nine counts against him, including failing to register as a foreign agent, obstructing justice and lying to federal agents. The Colony Capital LLC founder’s former assistant, Matthew Grimes, 29, was also acquitted on two foreign-agent counts following the six-week trial in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.