By Luc CohenNEW YORK (Reuters) - Tom Barrack, a former private equity executive and fundraiser for Donald Trump, wants evidence of his wealth, spending and lifestyle excluded from his upcoming trial on charges he acted as an illegal foreign agent, his lawyers said on Tuesday. In a court filing, Barrack's lawyers accused prosecutors of seeking to introduce evidence that would improperly appeal to jurors' "class bias" against wealthy people. While the specific disputed evidence concerning Barrack was redacted, Barrack's lawyers said "photographs of his personal property" and other details were "unduly prejudicial" and "have no place in this trial." "Evidence of too many summer homes would be highly relevant if Mr. Barrack were on trial for his success, but he is not," they wrote. He has stepped down from being chief executive and executive chairman of digital infrastructure-focused private equity firm DigitalBridge Group Inc, formerly known as Colony Capital.

Source: Forbes September 06, 2022 22:16 UTC