Tom Barrack, CEO of Colony Capital, speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 21, 2016.
REUTERS/Jim Young/File PhotoNEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the trial of Tom Barrack, the private equity executive and onetime fundraiser for former President Donald Trump, on charges he acted as a foreign agent without notifying the U.S. government.
read moreBarrack, who chaired Trump's inauguration committee, has pleaded not guilty, as has his former assistant and co-defendant Matthew Grimes.
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThey intend to argue that their interactions with UAE officials were part of their work for DigitalBridge, then known as Colony Capital.
Barrack's lawyers have said the U.S. State Department, and Trump himself, knew of his contacts with Middle East officials, showing that Barrack did not intend to be a foreign agent.