Colony Capital founder Tom Barrack asked a U.S. judge to throw out charges that he illegally acted as an agent of a foreign government.
Barrack, a longtime friend of former President Donald Trump, on Monday filed a motion to dismiss the criminal case in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, saying there was no evidence to back up charges that he acted on behalf of the United Arab Emirates in trying to influence U.S. policy. Barrack and his assistant, Matthew Grimes, previously pleaded not guilty.
“The indictment accuses Mr. Barrack of failing to notify the U.S. Attorney General that he was acting as an agent of the United Arab Emirates, a longtime ally of the United States,” Barrack’s lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli, said in Monday’s filing.
