Trump ally wins bid to bar photos of 'lavish properties' from foreign agent trial

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Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that prosecutors cannot show pictures of "lavish properties" owned by Tom Barrack, a former top fundraiser for Donald Trump, at Barrack's upcoming trial on charges of acting as an illegal foreign agent.

Barrack, a former private equity executive who prosecutors say acted as an agent of the United Arab Emirates, asked U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan last week to exclude evidence of his wealth, spending and lifestyle, arguing prosecutors were seeking to appeal to jurors' "class bias" against wealthy people.

In a written order, the Brooklyn judge said "generic photographs of three lavish properties does not provide any helpful context," and federal prosecutors had no need to show a picture of Barrack's plane.

"The government has overreached here and should not do it again," Cogan wrote. "There is little if any probative value in admitting these photographs and a high potential for unfair prejudice."

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-ally-wins-bid-bar-201640954.html

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Because wealthy people are a protected class

[NewHendoLib]

1. oh give me a fucking break...

[dweller]

2. Not Justice

Just Us


✌🏻

[3auld6phart]

13. Good one

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[RussBLib]

3. "class bias" against wealthy people?

Don't hate me because I am rich, knave!

[sprinkleeninow]

4. T.S.

[forgotmylogin]

5. Can the lawyers be like...

"He owns three lavish properties and a plane. We can't show you the photos because he was so embarrassed about what that might imply about him."

Probably a lawyer no-no to snark like that.

[spudspud]

6. LOL. Good lord...

That's an insult to the jurors too. You "poors" are by default prejudiced against the wealthy.

[JoeOtterbein]

7. I'm sorry...

...that our "justice" system is actually a "property security" system.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. I missed it. This is in the Bill of Rights? /nt

[Judi Lynn]

9. Here's a google images link to some of his stuff:

https://tinyurl.com/yn74uzhy

What does it say about him? That he's a silly, odd, person who wants to pretend he's the king of the US?

He looks empty, old, ugly, spent, and absurd.

[Maeve]

10. How dare you plebes see my wealth???? eom

[displacedtexan]

11. Give Google images to Twitterers with follower hordes.

Be creative.

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. Presumably, the government's case is that Barrack was paid for being an agent

in which case, either he should admit the amount, or the government should be able to show examples of what he spends money on.