An ally of former President Donald Trump on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges he acted as an agent for a foreign government during the Trump administration. Thomas Barrack, 74, appeared in federal court in New York and entered a not guilty plea, according to court records. “As you’d expect, the system is working and it’ll take some time, but I think what you’ll all find is the evidence will be absolutely and concretely to prove that I’m 100 percent innocent,” Barrack told reporters as he left the courtroom. Barrack, who was chair of Trump’s inaugural committee, was released on a $250 million bond. A former aide, Matthew Grimes, also appeared, entered a not guilty plea, and was released on a $5 million bond. Prosecutors say Barrack, Grimes, and a United Arab Emirates (UAE) national, Rashid Sultan Rashid Al Malik Alshahhi, acted as agents of the UAE between April 2016 and …