Trump aide arrest

The chairman of former US President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested yesterday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence US policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates, even while he was seeking a position as a diplomat. Tom Barrack, 74, was charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent as he tried to influence US policy on the UAE’s behalf while Trump was running in 2016 and later while he was president. Barrack was also charged with obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal agents. A close personal friends for decades, Barrack is the latest in a long line of Trump associates to face criminal charges, including his former campaign chairman, his former deputy campaign chairman, his former chief strategist, his former national security adviser, his former personal lawyer and his company’s longtime chief financial officer.