Since we are piling on Thomas Barrack, I want to take a moment to talk about what is mostly absent from the indictment: ACTS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. washingtonpost.com/context/indict…
https://twitter.com/DirkSchwenk/status/1417680533375619076
In the indictment, there is a lot of talk about Barrack getting meetings with people in the Trump admin as requested by UAE officials.
There is talk of getting preferred candidates placed in the Trump administration, including placement of an unidentified member of Congress as an ambassador (that did not happen).
There is talk of a meeting set up with a "former government official" and stopping the Qataris from being able to meet at Camp David.
There is not (NOT YET!) mention that Barrack was involved in getting any government official take action based on Barrack's efforts.
There is no possible way in hell that Barrack - who had his fingers in the inauguration funds - did not at least attempt to induce an official act with a gift. That's - at minimum - attempted bribery, punishable up to 15 years. 
And we know that Jared Kushner was central to shaking down Qatar to bail out 666 5th Ave, by allowing Saudi Arabia and the UAE to blockade them.
The blockade of Qatar has always felt like a massive corruption story. Now we know it's likely conduit - Thomas Barrack. What did SA and the UAE get for participating in the scheme to shake down Qatar? pbs.org/wgbh/frontline…
The Barrack arrest is the biggest thing to happen in Trump watching yet. Bigger than the Mueller appointment. This dog has teeth. Happy Wednesday.
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