Blackwater founder held secret Seychelles meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel- Eric Prince

[womanofthehills]

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.
U.S. officials said the FBI has been scrutinizing the Seychelles meeting as part of a broader probe of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and alleged contacts between associates of Putin and Trump. The FBI declined to comment.



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?utm_term=.6f1e3882f1bc

[Warpy]

1. Well, now that they all know first hand what a putz Orange Anus is

I do think they'll all be a little more forthcoming with all the dirt their own intelligence services have on him and his fellow mobsters.

[furtheradu]

2. K & R..& thanks!

prince = evil bastard.
I SO want to see him prosecuted..

Thank You for this post!

[madaboutharry]

3. When it is all revealed to the American people

it is going to shake us to the core. The country will have to be rebuilt from the bottom up. And the scoundrels in Congress who enabled it will be shamed and driven from office.

[mr_lebowski]

4. This story is from 4/3/2017 ... we all discussed at length at the time IIRC ... just sayin' ...

Or were you just meaning to remind us, for some reason?

[Ilsa]

5. Yeah, U.A.E. Prince Mohammed bin al-Zayed was there as part

of arranging the meetup. It bugs me than other third parties are part of this.

Arrest Erik Prince, too. Cancel his federal contracts.

[dalton99a]

6. Kick