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Showing Original Post only (View all)Saturday Bombshell: Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election [View all]
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Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election
By Mark Mazzetti, Ronen Bergman and David D. Kirkpatrick
May 19, 2018
WASHINGTON Three months before the 2016 election, a small group gathered at Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump Jr., the presidents eldest son. One was an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation. Another was an emissary for two wealthy Arab princes. The third was a Republican donor with a controversial past in the Middle East as a private security contractor.
The meeting was convened primarily to offer help to the Trump team, and it forged relationships between the men and Trump insiders that would develop over the coming months past the election and well into President Trumps first year in office, according to several people with knowledge of their encounters.
Erik Prince, the private security contractor and the former head of Blackwater, arranged the meeting, which took place on Aug. 3, 2016. The emissary, George Nader, told Donald Trump Jr. that the crown princes who led Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were eager to help his father win election as president. The social media specialist, Joel Zamel, extolled his companys ability to give an edge to a political campaign; by that time, the firm had already drawn up a multimillion-dollar proposal for a social media manipulation effort to help elect Mr. Trump.
The company, which employed several Israeli former intelligence officers, specialized in collecting information and shaping opinion through social media.
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/politics/trump-jr-saudi-uae-nader-prince-zamel.html
By Mark Mazzetti, Ronen Bergman and David D. Kirkpatrick
May 19, 2018
WASHINGTON Three months before the 2016 election, a small group gathered at Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump Jr., the presidents eldest son. One was an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation. Another was an emissary for two wealthy Arab princes. The third was a Republican donor with a controversial past in the Middle East as a private security contractor.
The meeting was convened primarily to offer help to the Trump team, and it forged relationships between the men and Trump insiders that would develop over the coming months past the election and well into President Trumps first year in office, according to several people with knowledge of their encounters.
Erik Prince, the private security contractor and the former head of Blackwater, arranged the meeting, which took place on Aug. 3, 2016. The emissary, George Nader, told Donald Trump Jr. that the crown princes who led Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were eager to help his father win election as president. The social media specialist, Joel Zamel, extolled his companys ability to give an edge to a political campaign; by that time, the firm had already drawn up a multimillion-dollar proposal for a social media manipulation effort to help elect Mr. Trump.
The company, which employed several Israeli former intelligence officers, specialized in collecting information and shaping opinion through social media.
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/politics/trump-jr-saudi-uae-nader-prince-zamel.html
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Saturday Bombshell: Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election [View all]
MelissaB
May 2018
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Phew, I'm amazed Mueller and his teams can keep track of this. With Nixon it was probably
RKP5637
May 2018
#4
They can and they are. THE BEST is gonna be when they refresh the foggy memories of
Kirk Lover
May 2018
#14
This nation, the world, is so fortunate to have Mueller and his teams. I can't imagine
RKP5637
May 2018
#16
if they get away with this, the 'world' will be electing our 'presidents' from here on out....
spanone
May 2018
#7
My question is why are we still helping to finance Israeli's defense budget to the tune of $3.8B
politicaljunkie41910
May 2018
#8
That's what I been wondering, Doodley!! We have heard endless tales of the "adoption" meeting,
Leghorn21
May 2018
#18
Need to find out what happened when JarJar flew to Saudi Arabia and back in 24 hours.
dixiegrrrrl
May 2018
#39
I wonder, when does some of this move into treason, conspiring with other nations to
RKP5637
May 2018
#13
god damn these traitorous bastards, the lot of them. I want to see them rot in prison
NightWatcher
May 2018
#20