Former Trump adviser charged with illegal foreign lobbying

Tom Barrack, a former adviser to former US President Donald Trump, was charged on Tuesday with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates for what federal prosecutors in Brooklyn described as an effort to influence the foreign policy positions of both the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and the subsequent incoming administration, CNN reported.

Barrack is charged in a seven-count indictment with acting as an agent of the UAE between April 2016 and April 2018, according to the report.