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Erin Burnett OutFront

Trump Ally Barrack Arrested, Charged With Acting As Foreign Agent

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

News

3.9715 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Trump ally Barrack arrested, charged with acting as foreign agent; Joins long line of Trump associate facing legal trouble; Prosecutors say Trump ally Tom Barrack is a serious flight risk, citing private plane and "Substantial" foreign ties; Study: Johnson and Johnson vaccine may be less effective against delta variant; 12.8 million who took the vaccine could benefit from a booster; AAP: Child COVID cases spike, nearly double from end of June; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Out front next, breaking news, a top Trump ally charged with acting as a foreign agent.

0:36.4

Prosecutors describing Tom Barrack as a serious flight risk.

0:39.6

As one of his associates who has also been charged has already fled.

0:43.6

Plus breaking news, researchers say they have evidence that suggests the roughly 13 million Americans

0:48.3

who got the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine might need a booster shot to protect them from variants.

0:53.9

And Tom Brady at the White

0:55.1

House with a zinger for his former friend Donald Trump. Let's go out front. And good evening.

1:02.0

I'm Aaron Burnett. Out front tonight, the breaking news. Another Trump associate arrested and

1:06.4

charged tonight. A close friend of the former, businessman Tom Barrack, arrested and charged with

1:12.1

acting as a foreign agent for the UAE, the United Arab Emirates. Prosecutors telling the court

1:17.5

that Barrack is a serious flight risk with access to a private jet and substantial ties to

1:22.0

foreign countries. An associate of Barracks, who has also been charged in connection with the case,

1:27.0

has already fled the country.

1:28.7

According to prosecutors, the man and Amarotti took off after being interviewed by federal agents and has not been found since.

1:36.6

Now, Barrack and Trump, of course, were extremely close over many decades.

1:40.4

Barrack ended up being the chairman of the presidential inaugural committee.

1:43.7

Remember, that committee is also now at the center of an investigation by the D.C. Attorney General.

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