Thomas Barrack, a close friend of former President Donald Trump, is due to be arraigned in New York on criminal charges on Monday, and he wasn’t well-received by protesters upon arriving at the courthouse. Barrack, a 74-year-old billionaire private equity investor, is accused of illegally lobbying the Trump campaign in 2016 and then Trump’s administration on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. Last week, he was released with a bond set at among the highest in the world: $250 million. It all sounds so swampy. Well, everyone connected with Trump appears to be a swamp monster.
Before entering the courthouse in Brooklyn, Barrack was greeted by a man holding a sign reading “Traitor” in big black letters.
“It’s our democracy!” a man yelled at Barrack. “It’s our democracy, not yours. Traitor!”
Another person yelled out that Barrack had been required to pay $250 million before being released on bail. “250 million dollars is a lot of money,” the individual yelled out. “What do you think of that?”
“It’s our democracy, you asshole!” a protester shouted out.
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Defendant Tom Barrack enters the EDNY in Brooklyn minutes ago. @CBSNews will be inside. His hearing begins at noon. pic.twitter.com/G0fFy5ijyP
— Cassandra Gauthier (@cassgtv) July 26, 2021
Twitter users piled in.
To whoever was yelling “it’s OUR democracy! “ ….. great job 👏🏻
— Jeannine Fleming (@Gmaj65) July 26, 2021
Tommy doesn’t look so good.
— kathleen flatley (@bosox810) July 26, 2021
To the guy speaking truth…I will buy you a beer 🍺
— Facist Racist Police Suck (@SGTdanko) July 26, 2021
Welp I lost that bet. I thought he would be in Dubai by now 😂
— Jenny Sampson (@JennySampson16) July 26, 2021
Hey Tom.
Do you know what time it is?
Time to …….. pic.twitter.com/XTJenYuvL7
— The Resistor Sister®️♥️🇺🇸🦅🙏🏻 (@the_resistor) July 26, 2021
— BevMarie (@evenbev) July 26, 2021
Should Jared be nervous?
— RJ Gadz (@RalfusJ) July 26, 2021
America has a new hero.
The voice.
— Glenn Ray (@GlennInTassie) July 26, 2021
I love that his body double is right next to him.
— (((JEB☘️☘️☘️ (@Positively18st) July 26, 2021
“Sir, how are you feeling today, does the ankle braclet chafe?”
— Definitely not that Dwarf (@ThePhoto_guy) July 26, 2021
Donald should be getting worried right now. One of his criminal buddies is going to flip sooner or later. It could even happen today.
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