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US trial begins for Trump ally accused of illicit UAE lobbying

Tom Barrack pleaded not guilty last year to accusations he acted as a lobbyist for the United Arab Emirates [File: David J Phillip/AP Photo]

United States prosecutors have accused Tom Barrack, an ally of Donald Trump, of using his access to the former president to influence Washington’s foreign policy in favour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Barrack’s trial began this week in New York, with prosecutors on Wednesday accusing the 75-year-old of acting as an undisclosed agent of the UAE in a scheme to garner “power and money”.

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