Tom Barrack, on trial for illegal lobbying, testified that he briefed Donald Trump on his UAE interactions as he tried to help Trump better understand Middle East issues.
October 25, 2022, 9:02 PMTom Barrack leaves Brooklyn Federal Court, on Oct. 24, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.continued to defend himself against charges of illegal lobbying at his trial Tuesday, telling jurors that he briefed then-candidate Trump on his interactions with United Arab Emirates officials as he tried to help Trump better understand Middle East issues.
MORE: Tom Barrack, in testimony, denies illegal lobbying charges and says supporting Trump was 'disastrous' and text messages showing Barrack and his aide, Matthew Grimes, arranging meetings with senior UAE government officials to discuss policy initiatives over the course of several months.Mary Altaffer/APBarrack, whose family is from Lebanon, testified Tuesday that his interactions with UAE officials were well-known, and he did not think there would have been any restrictions on his ability to discuss the campaign's positions with UAE officials.
He laughed when asked by his attorney about the government's allegation that he was working to "manipulate the public" and "spread UAE propaganda." In a further effort to show that his UAE communications were no secret, Barrack testified that he tried to bring then-campaign manager Paul Manafort to a second meeting with the same UAE official, but that Trump said it was a "terrible idea" because "things in the campaign were hot and heavy" and he wanted Manafort to remain in place.
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