- George Nader, a little-known but critical witness in the Russia probe, has reportedly contradicted key portions of Trump associate Erik Prince’s testimony before the House Intelligence Committee last year.
- Prince told lawmakers that his meeting with Kirill Dmitriev, the head of a sanctioned Russian investment fund in the Seychelles in January 2017 happened by chance, and that he was introduced to the Russian by potential business customers in the United Arab Emirates.
- Nader, meanwhile, has reportedly told prosecutors that the Seychelles meeting was set up in advance to open a Trump-Russia back-channel, and that the Emirates were not the ones who introduced Prince and Dmitriev.
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George Nader, a top adviser to Emirati crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and a critical witness in the Russia probe, contradicted key points in Trump associate Erik Prince’s testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, The Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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