Trump's inaugural committee chairman arrested amid criminal probe of allegedly misused funds

The chairman of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration has been arrested amid a continuing investigation into inauguration funds that were allegedly misused.

NBC News’ Tom Winter reports that longtime Trump friend Thomas Barrack was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles on Tuesday, although he says it is not yet known if the arrest is related to the 2017 inauguration probe.

Barrack has been the subject of much legal scrutiny over the years, including an investigation into potential tax fraud in Italy. He has also reportedly been under scrutiny of investigators for his role in allegedly pushing the Trump administration to give Saudi Arabia the green light for a major expansion of its nuclear energy program.