A foreign agent in Trump’s inner circle? Donald Trump is escorted by his security after speaking at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine, Aug. 4, 2016. “The market for Trump scandal may be glutted, but when it comes to the role of foreign money in the last administration, there’s no shortage of mysteries,” writes The New York Times opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg. (Brendan Bullock/The New York Times) Written By 24th Jul 2021 Once upon a time, it would have been huge news if the chairman of the former president’s inaugural committee was indicted on charges of acting as an agent of a foreign power.