Chapter One: Chairman of the Ball

Before billionaire real estate magnate and chairman of Colony Capital Tom Barrack posted a $250 million bail and was fitted with an ankle GPS tracker after being indicted for allegedly violating foreign influence laws, Donald Trump put him in charge of the contribution-funded but publicly accountable 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee. Barrack is at the center of an indictment for improper foreign influence over elements of the Trump administration. In this episode, we delve into Barrack’s shadowy history working for a Saudi prince, and how it all dovetails with his decades’ long relationship with Trump and his disgraced former campaign manager Paul Manafort.