Al Malik fled the US three days after an April 2018 interview by law enforcement and remains at large, authorities said. Barrack was an informal adviser to Trump’s 2016 campaign before becoming the inaugural committee chair. He also sought appointment as special envoy to the Middle East or US ambassador to the UAE, prosecutors said. He told al Malik that landing an official position within the administration would enable him to advance UAE interests, prosecutors said. Such an appointment “would give ABU DHABI more power!” he wrote to al Malik, prosecutors said.

Source: Indian Express July 24, 2021 08:14 UTC