Rex Tillersonwho served as President donald trump‘s first secretary of state, testified at a trial involving the former president’s friend, tom barracks, on Monday.

What happened: Tillerson became the first member of the Trump administration to testify in the trial involving the former US leader’s close friend. reported Politically.

The former secretary of state reportedly testified that he was unaware that Barrack was privy to “sensitive” internal discussions and that he never asked the California billionaire to act as a liaison between the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

“You don’t want outsiders to have that information and try to use it to their advantage,” Tillerson said during the talks.

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Why it matters: Tillerson said he was unaware that Barrack allegedly leaked non-public information to anyone outside of government.

Barrack is accused of a “unregistered foreign agent,‘ according to a previous report. Prosecutors claim he met with and received instructions from the UAE for two years starting in 2016.

US law requires anyone operating under the control of foreign governments or foreign officials, other than diplomats, to register with the US Attorney General.

Barrack’s attorneys argued that he was not directed or controlled by anyone, according to Politico.

The lawyers reportedly set out the case that officials within the US government, and possibly Trump himself, knew that Barrack was backchanneling with the UAE.

Trump himself is facing a legal investigation into government papers seized from his Florida home, and it could delay his Announcing the 2024 presidential election.

Recently, the former US president said on Truth Social, citing a poll, that he was ahead of the president Joe Biden in three states.

Truth Social is part of Trump media and technology group (TMTG) – a company set to go public through a merger…