Freedman Represents Co-Defendant in High-Profile Foreign Lobbying Case

Thomas Barrack, a onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump, was ordered Friday to be released from jail on an eye-popping $250 million bond, following his indictment on charges of acting as an undeclared agent of a foreign government by secretly lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates.

Barrack, 74, has been locked up since Tuesday after being arrested for allegedly acting as an agent of the UAE, conspiracy, making false statements and obstructing justice.

Federal prosecutors in New York and the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division say Barrack unlawfully worked to advance UAE’s interests in the U.S. during the 2016 Trump campaign and sought to influence the foreign policy positions of the U.S. during the Trump administration.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue in Los Angeles on Tuesday initially ordered Barrack jailed pending a further detention hearing.

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