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Questionable Act: Erik Prince Meets Russian Banker in Seychelles

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Tue 22 Jan 2019
Published 7 years ago.
Updated 7 hours ago.
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Questionable Act: Erik Prince Meets Russian Banker in Seychelles

Sometime in Jan, Erik Prince Meets Russian Banker in Seychelles. Erik Prince is a Trump associate and brother to Secretary of Education Betsy Devos. He was the President of the infamous Black Water group. Prince met with Russian state banker Kirill Dmitriev in the Seychelles. What? Really? Weird?

Verified: Prince told Congress that they discussed business during the controversial January 2017 trip.

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Michael Alan Prestwood
Author & Natural Philosopher
Prestwood writes on science-first philosophy, with particular attention to the convergence of disciplines. Drawing on his TST Framework, his work emphasizes rational inquiry grounded in empirical observation while engaging questions at the edges of established knowledge. With TouchstoneTruth positioned as a living touchstone, this work aims to contribute reliable, evolving analysis in an emerging AI era where the credibility of information is increasingly contested.
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