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More Russian ties... DeVos's brother now....

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More Russian ties... DeVos's brother now....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/blackwater-founder-held-secret-seychelles-meeting-to-establish-trump-putin-back-channel/2017/04/03/95908a08-1648-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.4e6d3abef19a


The United Arab Emirates arranged a secret meeting in January between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian close to President Vladi­mir Putin as part of an apparent effort to establish a back-channel line of communication between Moscow and President-elect Donald Trump, according to U.S., European and Arab officials.

The meeting took place around Jan. 11 — nine days before Trump’s inauguration — in the Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean, officials said. Though the full agenda remains unclear, the UAE agreed to broker the meeting in part to explore whether Russia could be persuaded to curtail its relationship with Iran, including in Syria, a Trump administration objective that would be likely to require major concessions to Moscow on U.S. sanctions.

Though Prince had no formal role with the Trump campaign or transition team, he presented himself as an unofficial envoy for Trump to high-ranking Emiratis involved in setting up his meeting with the Putin confidant, according to the officials, who did not identify the Russian.

Prince was an avid supporter of Trump. After the Republican convention, he contributed $250,000 to Trump’s campaign, the national party and a pro-Trump super PAC led by GOP mega-donor Rebekah Mercer, records show. He has ties to people in Trump’s circle, including Stephen K. Bannon, now serving as the president’s chief strategist and senior counselor. Prince’s sister Betsy DeVos serves as education secretary in the Trump administration. And Prince was seen in the Trump transition offices in New York in December.
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Posted 4/4/17 7:46 AM
 

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Re: More Russian ties... DeVos's brother now....

This whole Russia thing is just astounding. Where there is smoke, there is fire.............................................

Posted 4/4/17 10:23 AM
 

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Re: More Russian ties... DeVos's brother now....

Posted by Hofstra26

This whole Russia thing is just astounding. Where there is smoke, there is fire.............................................




Yep.

Every damn day there is something new. Had it just been one or two people, maybe you can chalk it up to coincidence. But now- who doesn't have some kind of Russian connection? KAC may be the only one I can think of.

Posted 4/4/17 11:52 AM
 
 

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