Trump ally Tom Barrack pulls SPAC plans after indictment

Trump ally Tom Barrack pulls SPAC plans after indictment

A blank-check firm backed by Tom Barrack, the billionaire investor who was chairman of Donald Trump's inaugural committee in 2017 and is a close friend of the former president, has withdrawn plans to take the company public after Barrack was charged with illegal foreign lobbying earlier this week.
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Trump ally Tom Barrack pulls SPAC plans after indictment
A blank-check firm backed by Tom Barrack, the billionaire investor who was chairman of Donald Trump's inaugural committee in 2017 and is a close friend of the former president, has withdrawn plans to take the company public after Barrack was charged with illegal foreign lobbying earlier this week. Read more »
 
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