Thomas Barrack, longtime Trump ally, indicted for lobbying activities for UAE
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"The conduct alleged in the indictment is nothing short of a betrayal of those officials in the United States, including the former president."According to the 46-page indictment, Barrack leveraged his relationships with Mr. Trump and top government officials to unlawfully worked to advance the interests of the UAE and failed to notify the attorney general he was lobbying on behalf of UAE officials, in violation of federal law. They also allegedly agreed to promote a favored candidate for U.S. ambassador to the UAE, and Barrack agreed to give Alshahhi information about the views of senior federal officials after a White House meeting with top UAE representatives, prosecutors claim.In another episode detailed in the indictment, Barrack told Alshahhi during a September 2017 meeting in New York City that the Trump administration was considering a summit at Camp David with government officials from the UAE, Qatar and other Middle Eastern nations.
As said here by Melissa Quinn