Alex Brandon/AP American Joshua Holt was released from a Venezuelan prison two years after arriving in South America to marry a Mormon he met online. He was surprisingly released after GOP Senator Bob Corker arrived in Caracas and newly reelected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro handed Holt over. Corker’s Latin American aide was assisted by a […]
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Mueller reportedly has evidence that a Trump associate met with a Kremlin ally in early 2017 to create a secret Trump-Russia backchannel
Larry Downing/Reuters A witness in the Russia investigation has testified that Trump associate Erik Prince helped arrange a 2017 meeting in the Seychelles islands with a Kremlin ally as part of an effort to establish a backchannel of communication between the US and Russia, and to discuss US-Russia relations under the Trump administration. The revelation […]
The Most-Read Backchannel Stories of 2017
From vegan vlogger drama to Anthony Levandowski’s church of artificial intelligence, 2017 was quite a year. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a4d4dbe70a44033c3cc6ee0/master/pass/2017%20most%20read.jpg Feed: All Latest
Homeland security secretary Kelly: ‘I don’t see any big issue’ in Kushner-Russia back-channel
Department of Homeland Security secretary John Kelly defended President Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kusher on Sunday, as Kushner came under increased scrutiny following new revelations about his contacts with Russian officials immediately after the 2016 election. “I know Jared. He’s a great guy, decent guy,” Kelly told NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet The […]