Tom Barrack

Colony Capital Middle East portfolio: Miramax 663M with QIA 2010, PSG sold to QIA 2012, 200M ME real estate, 534M German loans, 7B raised with 24pct UAE/Saudi 2016-2018

Colony Capital key Middle East deals: 2010 purchased Miramax from Disney for 663M as joint venture with Qatar Investment Authority and Ron Tutor (Filmyard Holdings). 2012 sold Paris Saint-Germain to QIA. 2016 sold Miramax to Qatari beIN Media Group at fourfold profit. 2017 sold 70M stake One California Plaza to Abu Dhabi crown prince investment fund. Colony invested 200M in Middle East real estate. 534M in non-performing German real estate loans. During Trump administration Colony NorthStar raised 7B total, nearly a quarter from UAE or Saudi Arabia. Colony also acquired luxury hotels: Raffles, Fairmont, Savoy London. Station Casinos involvement with Fertitta family. 30K rental homes via Colony Starwood Homes. Sold 5B industrial portfolio 2019.

Colony Capital lobbying: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP registered as lobbyist for Colony Capital Inc in Q1 2020, effective March 20 2020. Lobbied on COVID-19 relief issues including CARES Act (HR 748). Targeted Federal Reserve, Treasury, Senate, and House. Lobbyists included Norman Brownstein, Marc Lampkin (Policy Dir Senate Republican Conference), Nadeam Elshami (former CoS to Speaker Pelosi), Harold Hancock (Tax Counsel Ways & Means), Russell Sullivan (Staff Dir Senate Finance), Travis Norton (General Counsel House Financial Services), and Katelynn Bradley (Dir Investor Policy House Financial Services). Total reported income: $270K (Q1 $30K, Q2-Q4 $80K each). Terminated Q4 2020 (Dec 31 2020). Notable: Colony hired Brownstein — the same firm that later represented Barrack personally in the FOIA lawsuit. Bipartisan lobbying team (Pelosi + Republican conference staff).

Inaugural committee 107M record fundraising: Barrack chaired 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee, SDNY investigated spending and foreign donors, no indictment on committee itself

Barrack chaired Trump 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee which raised record 107M -- more than double Obama 2009 record. Investigations by SDNY and DC AG into whether donors gave in exchange for access or influence, whether foreign money was funneled illegally, and whether committee overspent. Nearly 26M paid to WIS Media Partners (Stephanie Winston Wolkoffs firm) founded weeks before inauguration. Trump International Hotel DC allegedly overcharged for event space. Parallel foreign donor cases: Imaad Zuberi pled guilty funneling foreign money including from Sri Lanka and Turkey to inaugural. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman charged with funneling foreign money. Inaugural committee investigation did not lead to separate indictment but Barracks UAE conduct during inaugural period became central to his 2021 criminal case.

Direct Barrack-Epstein email Sep 14 2009 post-conviction: Barrack wrote Thinking about u hope u r good and life is calm again. Barrack emailed an old address; Groff forwarded to current email. This is the earliest direct Barrack communication in corpus, 14 months after Epsteins June 2008 guilty plea, demonstrating maintained relationship post-conviction.

LittleSis network map: 46 relationships including close friends Trump/Manafort/Kushner/Epstein, business partners Rashid al-Malik/HBJ/Hamamoto/Blum, positions at DigitalBridge/Miramax/Carrefour/First Republic

LittleSis entity 330784 shows 46 documented relationships. Personal: close friend Donald Trump (since 1987), close friend Paul Manafort, friend Jared Kushner, friend Ivanka Trump, friend Jeffrey Epstein (since 1980), friend Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (Qatar PM), polo friend Nacho Figueras, professional ally Frances Townsend. Business: lender to Paul Manafort (1.5M USD), business partner Rashid al-Malik (co-defendant), partner Richard B Saltzman (Colony), partner David T Hamamoto (Colony merger), partner Richard Blum (Feinstein husband), partner William L Rogers. Corporate positions: Co-founder/Shareholder DigitalBridge, Chairman Miramax, Director First Republic Bank, Director Carrefour SA, Chairman 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee, founder Rebuilding America Now PAC, Adviser Trump Economic Advisory Council. In Epsteins Black Book. Political donations 2016: 33K RNC, 25K Ryan Victory, 10K each to 8 state parties, 5.4K to Trump direct.

Ghislaine Maxwell distributed Barracks Colony Capital contact info as early as Aug 2004 (EFTA02332968). From Gmax to Doug: Here is the information you requested: Tom Barrack Colony Capital Inc. This predates all other Barrack-Epstein correspondence in the corpus by 5 years and establishes Maxwell as the original connector between Epstein and Barrack circles. Doug is likely Doug Band (Clinton aide) or another associate.

Epstein-Barrack maintained active social relationship 2009-2017 with in-person meetings. Timeline of confirmed contacts: Sep 2009 Barrack reaching out post-conviction (EFTA02436988). Jul-Dec 2010: 10+ scheduling emails via Groff for calls and visits (EFTA02410379 through EFTA02415796). Epstein invited Barrack to Zorro Ranch Aug 2010 (EFTA02407874). Oct 2010 exchange from Dubai/Paris (EFTA02418468). Oct 2010 Colony office space on same floor as Epstein on Madison Ave (EFTA02415193). Dec 2010 dinner with Woody Allen and Soon-Yi at Epsteins (EFTA02416362). Jan 2011 Epstein: come see me there are so many fun things to do (EFTA01833760). Feb 2011 Epstein plans LA trip to see Barrack (EFTA01835590). Jan 2012 Barrack-Sheikh Hamad meeting at 71st St (EFTA02298819). Jul 2014 real estate discussion (EFTA02349820). Mar 2016 catch-up emails. Sep 2016 lunch at 1pm at Epsteins (EFTA02450558). Jul 2017 Barrack recommending architects for Epsteins 200 acres (EFTA02347423 - likely Zorro Ranch development).

Epstein brokered a Barrack-Ehud Barak connection in Sep 2010. Groff email subject line: 'Tom Barrack-Ehud Barak' -- 'I LM with Tom's assistant Cate and emailed her your exact wording as well. She will be in touch.' (EFTA02422168, Sep 16 2010). This appears to be Epstein arranging an introduction or meeting between Tom Barrack (Colony Capital, later Trump inaugural chair) and Ehud Barak (former Israeli PM, Epstein associate). Notably, in Epstein's 'list for bannon steve' (finding #44), 'barrack barak' appeared as a paired entry, suggesting Epstein viewed them as a matched set of contacts.

Barrack-Epstein discussed a woman named 'Nicole' and a mutual acquaintance called 'Sultan' in Oct 2010 exchange. Barrack (in Dubai): 'U and I need to talk about Nicole\!\!\!\! I am just being smart and considerate of her\!' Epstein: 'paris.. will you see sultan?' Barrack: 'I did. He is in exile--quite sad\!\!\!\!' This appears to refer to Sultan Bin Sulayem (Epstein's Dubai contact) or another Gulf figure in political exile. Also: Barrack invited Epstein to Paris, Epstein offered 'I flew her to paris from new york.' Barrack: 'I have been in a shit storm and didn't want her exposed\!\!\! Sorry.' Epstein: 'Understood, I am always there for you. Good luck.' Barrack: 'And me for u\!\!\!'

Carter v. Colony Capital Inc (D. Maryland 1:16-cv-03282): Securities action (nature of suit 850) filed Sep 29 2016 against Colony Capital. Earlier securities/fraud claim predating the Swartzendruber and shareholder derivative cases. Also Enloe v. Colony Capital Inc (N.D. Texas 3:96-cv-03211): Contract/Stockholders suit from 1996. Fiscella v. Colony Capital Inc (SDNY 1:96-cv-08939): Personal injury 1996. Fleming v. Colony Capital LLC (E.D. Pa. 2:06-cv-04607): Personal injury 2006. Colony Capital LLC v. National Retirement Fund (C.D. Cal. 2:11-cv-07235) and reverse (SDNY 1:19-cv-03875): ERISA disputes. Duet Group Limited v. Colony Capital LLC (D. Del. 1:19-mc-00049). United African-Asian Abilities Club v. Colony Capital Inc (S.D. Cal. 3:23-cv-01993): Civil rights accommodations 2023. This shows a 30-year pattern of litigation across multiple categories: securities, employment, contract, ADA.

Gowland v. Barrack Jr. (D. Maryland 1:18-cv-03176): Earlier shareholder derivative action filed Oct 12 2018 — Stockholders Suit (160). Plaintiff Gowland sued Barrack Jr. et al. Terminated Aug 22 2019 with disposition 18 (likely dismissed or consolidated with Barry suit). Same court (D. Maryland) as Barry case, indicating Colony Capital was incorporated in Maryland.

Barry v. Barrack Jr. (D. Maryland 1:19-cv-00162): Shareholder derivative action against Barrack and Colony Capital board filed Jan 16 2019 under Securities Exchange Act. Plaintiff Brian Barry sued derivatively on behalf of Colony Capital Inc (f/k/a Colony NorthStar Inc). Named 14 individual defendants including Barrack, Richard B. Saltzman, David T. Hamamoto, Darren Tangen, and the full board. 97-page complaint. Defense by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. Judge Catherine C. Blake. Terminated June 12 2020. Nature of suit: Stockholders Suits (160).

Swartzendruber v. Colony Capital Inc (C.D. California 2:20-cv-04673): Securities class action filed May 26 2020. Nature of suit: 850 Securities/Commodities. Class action certified. Plaintiff Swartzendruber et al v Colony Capital Inc et al. Terminated Dec 10 2020. Federal question jurisdiction under Section 78 securities laws. This was filed during COVID-19 pandemic as Colony Capital stock declined significantly.

Colony Capital Inc v. Flaherty and Flaherty III v. Colony Capital: Dueling lawsuits between Colony Capital and its former CEO James F. Flaherty III. Colony sued Flaherty first (SDNY 1:21-cv-04645, filed May 24 2021, contract dispute). Flaherty counter-sued (C.D. Cal. 2:21-cv-07993, filed Oct 6 2021). Colony case assigned to Judge Laura Taylor Swain in SDNY, terminated Dec 2 2022. The Colony NorthStar merger (2017) that brought Flaherty in was a key corporate event — these suits likely concern merger terms, severance, or non-compete violations. Colony renamed from Colony NorthStar to Colony Capital, then to DigitalBridge in June 2021.

US v. Al Malik Alshahhi (EDNY 1:21-cr-00371): Barrack indicted July 20 2021 for acting as unregistered foreign agent of UAE, obstruction of justice, and making false statements. Co-defendants: Matthew Grimes (Colony Capital employee) and Rashid Sultan Rashid Al Malik Alshahhi (UAE national). Filed July 16 2021, assigned to Judge Brian M. Cogan, referred to Magistrate Taryn A. Merkl. Case terminated November 4 2022 after acquittal on all counts. Separate magistrate case 2:21-mj-03402 in C.D. California for initial arrest July 20 2021. Govt requested detention (doc #9). Defense by Steptoe & Johnson LLP.

FARA non-registration: Neither Barrack, Colony Capital, nor co-defendant Matthew Grimes appear in FARA registrant database. UAE registered agents include Akin Gump/Bullpen Strategy Group, DLA Piper, Fleishman-Hillard, but no Colony Capital entities. This confirms the prosecution theory: Barrack allegedly acted as UAE agent without registering under FARA. Despite acquittal, the underlying conduct (UAE lobbying/advocacy) was not disputed — only whether it met the legal threshold for foreign agency. DigitalBridge (Colony successor) also has zero lobbying filings under that name.

Parallel inaugural committee FARA/foreign donor cases: CourtListener shows US v. Barrack (1:21-cr-00371) appears alongside two other inaugural committee foreign influence cases: (1) US v. Zuberi (C.D. Cal. 2:20-cr-00155): Imaad Zuberi pled guilty to FARA violations, tax evasion, and making illegal foreign donations to 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee. Zuberi funneled foreign money including from Sri Lanka and Turkey. (2) US v. Parnas (SDNY 1:19-cr-00725): Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman charged with funneling foreign money to political committees including inaugural. (3) US v. Manafort (DDC 1:17-cr-00201): Manafort FARA violation for undisclosed Ukraine lobbying — Barrack brought Manafort into Trump campaign. These four cases form a pattern of foreign influence prosecution centered on the 2017 inaugural. Barrack was the only defendant acquitted.

Colony Capital Inc v. Continental Casualty (E.D. Missouri 4:21-cv-01066): Insurance coverage dispute filed Aug 26 2021 — just one month after Barracks indictment. Colony sued Continental Casualty (CNA Financial subsidiary) likely seeking coverage for defense costs in the UAE foreign agent prosecution. Assigned to Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk. Terminated Sep 27 2022 — settled approximately one month before Barracks acquittal. The timing strongly suggests this was a D&O insurance claim triggered by the criminal indictment.

Barrack v. DOJ FOIA lawsuit (D. Colorado 1:22-cv-01800): Barrack sued DOJ seeking expedited FOIA production. Filed July 21 2022, assigned to Judge Raymond P. Moore. Plaintiff's attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP and Conklin Woodcock & Ziegler. Included emergency motion for preliminary injunction with Treasury Department FOIA correspondence as exhibit (Aug 29 2022). Case terminated Oct 6 2022, indicating settlement or agreement on production timeline. Filed during pendency of UAE criminal case just months before acquittal.

UAE foreign agent indictment Jul 2021 and acquittal Nov 4 2022: charged with conspiracy, obstruction, false statements for advancing UAE interests Apr 2016-Apr 2018

EDNY 1:21-cr-00371, Judge Brian Cogan. Co-defendants Matthew Grimes (Colony employee, Aspen CO) and Rashid Al Malik Alshahhi (UAE national, at large). Prosecution alleged Barrack schemed to become eyes ears and voice for Emirates, manipulated Trump foreign policy, sought UAE investments for Colony while lobbying. Colony NorthStar raised 24pct of 7B from UAE/Saudi during relevant period. Sold 70M stake One California Plaza to Abu Dhabi crown prince fund 2017. Nine-count superseding indictment: conspiracy, obstruction, six false statements. Acquitted all counts Nov 4 2022 after six-week trial, three days deliberation. Defense by Willkie Farr and Gallagher. Al Malik remains at large.

SEC EDGAR reveals 191 filings mentioning Thomas Barrack. Top hit: SC 13D/A for Station Casinos Inc (CIK 898660) filed Mar 29 2010 by Frank Fertitta III. Barrack was involved in the Station Casinos bankruptcy/buyout alongside the Fertitta family. Colony Capital participated in the Station Casinos restructuring, which was one of the largest gaming industry bankruptcies. This connects Barracks investment portfolio to Las Vegas gaming — a sector relevant to his broader Gulf relationships given UAE and Saudi interest in hospitality/entertainment ventures.

Epstein hosted a Barrack-Sheikh Hamad meeting at 9 E 71st St in January 2012. Colony Capital assistant Esther Kaplan coordinated with Lesley Groff (EFTA02298819, Jan 6 2012). Meeting pushed to 5-6pm per Sheikh Hamads request (EFTA02299578, Jan 9). Staff confirmed Barrack and friend at house at 2pm (EFTA02522302). However Barrack and Sheikh Hamad were no-shows for a separate evening meeting -- Esthers office called at 7pm to cancel (EFTA02523263, Jan 10). The meeting was at Epsteins 71st St townhouse. This shows Epstein served as a physical venue host connecting a major US real estate investor to a senior Gulf figure.

SYNTHESIS: Barrack served as triple nexus point — (1) Gulf-Trump conduit raising 24% of Colony's B from UAE/Saudi, (2) Epstein-Trump credibility bridge cited to Bannon/Wolff, (3) Manafort-Trump introducer who brought Manafort into campaign Feb 2016. Epstein's Gulf network (Sultan Bin Sulayem, HBJ, Alahmadi, Alsabbagh) and Barrack's Gulf network overlapped substantially — Epstein broadcast Barrack-Trump news to Gulf contacts while channeling Gulf interest back toward Trump access. Now US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria Envoy — diplomatic authority in exact region of alleged UAE lobbying.

Barrack introduced Manafort to Trump campaign: met Manafort in Beirut 1970s, lobbied Trump to hire Manafort, arranged Mar-a-Lago meeting Feb-Mar 2016

Barrack met Manafort in Beirut late 1970s through a roommate who knew Manaforts firm doing business with a Saudi construction company. Feb 29 2016 Manafort reached out to Trump via Barrack with two memos. Mar 2016 Manafort met Barrack at Montage hotel Beverly Hills to discuss joining campaign. Barrack then arranged Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trump and senior campaign staffers. Manafort hired soon after. Rick Gates (Manafort partner) became Barracks deputy on inaugural committee. Epstein tracked this chain: May 28 2017 to Thomas TOM barrack in the middle of issues. He brought manafort. Manafort partner gates WAS barracks deputy. WOW. Summers warned Epstein Oct 2017: Your pal should stay out of press. Public link to manafort will be a disaster.

Epstein recommended Bannon talk privately with Epstein Nov 2016, citing Barrack as reference: tom barrack knows jeffrey well

Nov 18 2016 Epstein to Richard Kahn with message for Brock Pierce to relay to Bannon: I realized that if i were you i woudl suggest to steve bannon that he talk privately with jeffrey. as you know he knows more about intl finance than anyone on trumps team. tom barrack knows jeffrey well, and apart from the google mess he makes steve menuchin look like my son in terms of sophistication (EFTA02669769). This shows Epstein self-promoting to Trump transition team using Barrack as credibility reference. Feb 28 2018 Epstein to Bannon about lawyer Nick Ribis: Worked also for barrack (EFTA02518211). Pattern: Epstein repeatedly invoked Barrack as a bridge of credibility to Bannon and the Trump inner circle.

Landon Thomas asked Epstein to facilitate interview with Barrack Dec 12 2016 (EFTA02667169): Would Tom Barrack sit for an interview with me do you think? I feel that he is under covered in light of his closeness to DJT and what you tell me about his past business experience. Later Thomas to Owen Blicksilver Aug 23 2017 forwarding Politico article about Barrack at Bedminster dinners (EFTA02381181). Thomas also sent Epstein Italy tax evasion Guardian article about Barrack May 30 2017 (EFTA02649038). Epstein forwarded same article to Rod-Larsen (EFTA02649063). And Dec 7 2017 Thomas sent Epstein TPM article Interesting on Barrack/Trump/Russia (EFTA02550310). Pattern: Thomas used Epstein as a source and broker for Barrack coverage while Epstein distributed Barrack-related news to his wider network.

Epstein used Barrack as point person for Trump access and broadcast Barrack-Trump inauguration news to Gulf network Jan 2017

CBS News Feb 2026 reporting on DOJ Epstein files: Epstein regarded Barrack as potential conduit for passing information to Trump. One exchange between Epstein and a Saudi official refers to Barrack as his point person regarding Trump. Sultan Bin Sulayem asked Epstein Jan 6 2017: Should I accept the invitation sent by Tom barrack (to inauguration). Epstein sent CNN article to Sulayem, then same day sent inaugural articles to Alahmadi and Alsabbagh. Three days later sent LA Times Barrack-inauguration article to Alahmadi Rod-Larsen Alsabbagh and separately Sultan. Pattern: Epstein leveraged Barracks proximity to Trump to signal Gulf contacts about US political access. Barrack was the bridge between Epsteins Gulf network and Trump administration.

Wolff asked Epstein to introduce him to Barrack for Trump book Feb 15 2017: Im doing this Trump book for a pile of money and with so far quite a bit of cooperation from them (DT called me the other day and spent 45 minutes on the phone ranting). I wonder if you could introduce me to Tom Barrack--just to say Im a journalist who you know and trust. Also Id love a reintroduction to Kathy Ruemmler. (EFTA02659919). In Fire and Fury Jan 2018 Wolff told Epstein: Just passing reference that you Tom Barrack and Trump were once friends. One mention. No inference. (EFTA02541832). And Jan 3 2018 Epstein to Weingarten about the book: it also includes barrack saying not is only donald crazy but hes stupid. SO MCH FUN. This confirms Wolff used Epstein as a source broker for the book.

Epstein asked Barrack what details to give Michael Wolff for Fire and Fury book Mar 14 2017, and Wolff confirmed Barrack mentioned in book Jan 2018

Mar 14 2017 Epstein to Barrack: What details would you like me to give Michael wolf if any? Barrack replied: We decided last night that we both love you and want to be your butlers (EFTA02353103). Feb 15 2017 Wolff to Epstein: Im doing this Trump book for a pile of money, I wonder if you could introduce me to Tom Barrack just to say Im a journalist who you know and trust (EFTA02659919). Jan 2018 Wolff told Epstein: Just passing reference that you Tom Barrack and Trump were once friends. One mention. No inference. (EFTA02541832). Jan 3 2018 Epstein to Weingarten about Fire and Fury: it also includes barrack saying not is only donald crazy but hes stupid. SO MCH FUN. Jan 15 2018 Epstein to Wolff: would be funny or I could have a birthday party on sat. woody barrack. bannon. ruemmler. This shows Epstein served as source broker between journalist Wolff and Trump insider Barrack for the Fire and Fury book.

Epstein sent Barrack a 9/11 Saudi lawsuit article Mar 20 2017 (EFTA02656246), one of the few cases where Epstein sent Barrack (rather than Gulf contacts) Middle East content. Separately, Landon Thomas to Epstein Jan 29 2017: How are you explaining this to your Saudi friends? Cant believe logical people like Barrack would support such insanity (EFTA02338914) -- referring to Trump travel ban. This shows Barrack was perceived by Epsteins network as both pro-Trump and pro-Saudi, a dual loyalty that prefigured the 2021 UAE foreign agent indictment. Weingarten to Epstein Jul 26 2017: Do you know if your boy barrack is close with a lebanese/nigerian biz guy named chagoury? -- suggesting Epstein was seen as authority on Barracks Middle East connections.

Epstein-Wolff tracked Barrack as Trump administration barometer Apr-May 2017. Apr 5 2017 Epstein to Wolff: Yup tillerdon unhsppy with Jared in Iraq. Pence given health bill. Kelly conway in trouble. All fun barrack gone dark. Wolff: I got a message from Barrack--hes in LA. (EFTA02400723). Topics: rice flynn manafort staff aides lawyering up. Wolff: War between the Jews and the non Jews. Jews presently winning. May 28 2017 Epstein to Thomas: Gary and Jared likely to take over. TOM barrack in the middle of issues. He brought manafort. Manafort partner gates WAS barracks deputy. WOW. (EFTA02648806). This shows Epstein understood the Barrack-Manafort-Gates chain before it became public.

Epstein knew Barrack brought Manafort into Trump campaign and tracked Gates connection. May 28 2017 to Landon Thomas: TOM barrack in the middle of issues. He brought manafort. Manafort partner gates WAS barracks deputy. WOW (EFTA02648806). Oct 30 2017 to Thomas: hopefully barrack doesnt get dragged in with rick gates (EFTA02575195). Aug 31 2018 to Ribis: manafort gates patten all worked with barrack oy (EFTA02625236 -- Sam Patten pled guilty Aug 31 2018 same day). Richard Kahn sent Epstein AP story Mueller team questions Trump friend Tom Barrack May 7 2018 (EFTA02670753). Ribis sent Forbes disastrous deal article Jul 9 2018 (EFTA02599194). Unified DB triples confirm Barrack brokered Lewandowski replacement with Manafort and Gates was Barracks deputy on inaugural committee.

Barrack recommended architects Shay Zak, Dave Howerton, and Hart Howerton to Epstein for a 200-acre land planning project Jul 2 2017 (EFTA02347423, EFTA02347566). Epstein asked: I need someone that can land plan. Service entire 200 acres. Can he? and Any Moroccan? Barrack suggested Hart Howerton (harthowerton.com), a high-end landscape architecture firm known for luxury resort and estate design. The 200 acres likely refers to Zorro Ranch in Stanley NM (49 Zorro Ranch Rd, which sits on approx 10,000 acres but 200 acres may refer to a specific development zone). This demonstrates Barracks active advisory role in Epsteins real estate operations as late as mid-2017, just two years before arrest.

SYNTHESIS: Epstein functioned as intelligence distribution hub for Barrack's political activities — (1) warned by Summers Oct 2017 about Manafort exposure 4 years before indictment, (2) tracked by Wolff/Thomas as media conduit, (3) coordinated Barrack-Wolff media strategy for Fire and Fury, (4) hosted Barrack-Sheikh Hamad meeting at 71st St Jan 2012 establishing venue-host role for Gulf royal meetings, (5) used Brock Pierce/Nick Ribis to leverage Barrack name with Bannon. Pattern: Epstein monetized political intelligence from Barrack through Gulf contact network.

Summers warned Epstein about Barrack-Manafort link Oct 11 2017: Your pal should stay out of press. Public link to manafort will be a disaster. This is a staggering shit show. Triggered by WaPo Barrack profile. Full thread shows Summers attended FII Riyadh Oct 2017, described Mnuchin plumbing new depths, war more likely. Later Oct 30 Epstein to Thomas: hopefully barrack doesnt get dragged in with rick gates (EFTA02575195). Aug 31 2018 to Ribis: manafort gates patten all worked with barrack oy (EFTA02625236). Pattern shows Epstein tracked Barracks Manafort exposure over 11 months.

Epstein broadcast Barrack-Trump inaugural news to Gulf network Jan 6-9 2017. Sultan Bin Sulayem asked Epstein: Should I accept the invitation sent by Tom barrack (EFTA02664001 Jan 6). Epstein replied with CNN article. Same day sent CNN article to alahmadi and Alsabbagh (EFTA02663993). Three days later sent LA Times Barrack-inauguration article to alahmadi Rod-Larsen Alsabbagh (EFTA02664708) and separately to Sultan (EFTA02664735). Pattern: Epstein used Barracks proximity to Trump to signal Gulf contacts about US political access.

CBP travel record EFTA02727130 includes BARRACK JR THOMAS JOSEPH on a list of travelers, confirming his full legal name for cross-referencing. The record shows him alongside other names on what appears to be a passenger manifest or screening list. Document type PAX, country USA.

Tom Barrack career timeline: Lebanese-American billionaire b.1947, founded Colony Capital 1991, currently US Ambassador Turkey and Special Envoy Syria

Born Apr 28 1947 Culver City CA. Lebanese Christian family from Zahle. USC 1969, USD Law JD 1972. First job Kalmbach firm sent to Saudi Arabia 1972. Met Manafort Beirut late 1970s. 1982 Deputy Undersecretary Interior. Robert M Bass Group. 1985 met Trump. 1988 brokered Trump Plaza Hotel. Founded Colony Capital 1991. Colony managed 80B+ assets. 2010 Miramax 663M with QIA. 2012 sold PSG to QIA. Colony raised 7B 2016-2018, 24pct from UAE/Saudi. Renamed DigitalBridge 2022. Dec 2024 nominated Ambassador Turkey. May 2025 Special Envoy Syria. Speaks Arabic French Spanish.

Barrack-Epstein direct email correspondence spans 2004-2017 (13 years). Key threads: (1) Maxwell sharing Barrack Colony Capital contact with Doug Aug 2004, (2) Persistent 2010 attempts for Barrack to visit Zorro Ranch NM, (3) Epstein forwarded TPM Barrack/Trump/Russia article to Landon Thomas 2017, (4) Barrack asking Epstein What details would you like me to give Michael Wolf Mar 2017, (5) Epstein asking Barrack for land planning help on 200 acres Jul 2017, (6) Barrack-Epstein-Sheikh Hamad dinner coordination at 71st St Jan 2012.

Colony Capital lobbied via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on COVID-19 CARES Act in 2020. Six LDA filings Q1-Q4 2020, income 30-80K per quarter. Lobbied Federal Reserve, Treasury, Senate, House. Terminated 2020-12-31. Zero DigitalBridge lobbying filings under new name.

FARA NON-COMPLIANCE CONFIRMED: Neither Barrack nor Colony Capital appear in FARA registrant database. Consistent with DOJ indictment July 2021 charging Barrack as unregistered foreign agent for UAE. Co-defendants Matthew Grimes and Rashid Al Malik. Barrack acquitted November 2022. UAE has multiple registered agents but Barrack operated outside this framework entirely.

FEC POLITICAL DONATIONS: Barrack donated approximately 989K across multiple name variants. Overwhelmingly Republican: RNC (319K+88K+33K), Trump Victory, Senate Leadership Fund (100K), Never Surrender Inc, multiple state parties. Employer listed as Colony Capital Inc across variants. Addresses: Los Angeles, Aspen, Santa Ynez CA. Son Thomas Barrack III also donates to Republican causes via Colony Partners from Solvang CA. Colony Capital employees show bipartisan giving: Sherry Holland (10K Democratic), Justin Chang (7.9K Democratic, Mark Kelly).

SEC EDGAR CORPORATE STRUCTURE: Barrack (CIK 1076343) has 83 total filings, primarily Form 3/4 insider transactions. Colony Capital Inc (CIK 1467076, MD) became DigitalBridge Group Inc (CIK 1679688, SIC 6282, MD). Key SEC-registered entities include Colony Capital Holdings LLC (DE), Colony Capital Management Inc (DE), Colony Capital LLC (DE), Colony Capital Investment Advisors LLC, Colony Resorts LVH Acquisitions LLC. DigitalBridge has expanded with AI Infrastructure funds registered in Cayman, Luxembourg, Ontario, and Delaware. 497 filings for DigitalBridge as of 2026. Tickers: DBRG, DBRG-PH, DBRG-PI, DBRG-PJ.

LITTLESIS NETWORK MAP: Barrack (entity 330784) has 46 relationships. Key connections: (1) CLOSE FRIEND of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein (entity 36043), (2) FRIEND of Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (Qatari banker/PM), (3) CHAIRMAN of 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee and Miramax, (4) CO-CHAIRMAN/CO-FOUNDER of Starwood Waypoint Homes and DigitalBridge, (5) DIRECTOR of First Republic Bank and Carrefour SA, (6) LENDER to Paul Manafort (1.5M), (7) BUSINESS PARTNERS: Richard Blum (Feinstein husband), David Hamamoto (Northstar Realty), Richard Saltzman (Colony President), Rashid Al Malik (Dubai), (8) ADVISER to Trump Economic Advisory Council.

DIGITALBRIDGE GLOBAL LEI STRUCTURE: GLEIF reveals 10+ DigitalBridge fund entities across jurisdictions: (1) DigitalBridge Partners LP and Partners II LP in Wilmington DE, (2) DigitalBridge Partners (Cayman) LP in George Town KY, (3) DigitalBridge II GP Sarl and Partners II Lux SCSp in Luxembourg, (4) DigitalBridge Partners III Lux SCSp in Luxembourg, (5) DigitalBridge III (Ontario AIV) LP in Toronto CA, (6) DigitalBridge Strategic Assets Fund (Cayman AIV) LP and Strategic Assets Fund Lux SCSp (inactive). Multi-jurisdictional fund architecture spanning US, Cayman, Luxembourg, Canada. SEC also shows AI Infrastructure funds in Cayman (A6) and DE.

EPSTEIN-BARRACK-SHEIKH HAMAD TRIANGLE: Multiple documents show coordinated meetings between Barrack, Epstein, and Sheikh Hamad (likely Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, former PM/FM Qatar). EFTA02298819: Esther Kaplan from Colony Capital coordinated meeting between Tom Barrack and H.E. Sheikh Hamad at Epsteins office. EFTA02523263: Barrack and Sheikh Hamad were no-show at Epstein dinner. EFTA02299578: Sheikh Hamad requested time change for meeting at 71st Street. EFTA02367532: Barrack telling Epstein someone saw his house but wanted more bedrooms. Barrack served as Gulf intermediary for Epstein, bridging Colony Capitals MENA investment network.