Secrecy begets secrecy.
In January, a very special two-day meeting was set up by officials of the United Arab Emirates
between a Russian contact said to be close to #Vladimir #Putin
and #Erik #Prince, who was reportedly acting as “an unofficial envoy” for Trump,
in the Seychelles Islands, another “secrecy jurisdiction”
—and one in which the UAE wields a great deal of influence.
(A spokesperson for Prince denied that he acted on Trump’s behalf, and White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that Prince had nothing to do with the Trump transition team.)
The Washington Post reports that the meeting took place about ten days before Trump’s 2017 inauguration.
Prince was a big donor to the Trump campaign, coughing up $250,000 for pro-Trump organizations during the election
—among them a political action committee helmed by #Rebekah #Mercer.
In keeping with its role as a hider of rich people’s money,
#Barry #Faure, the Seychelles secretary of state for foreign affairs, told the Post that
it’s a great place to have a secret assignation away from the media’s prying eyes;
in fact, it’s a selling point in the tourist board’s promotional materials, he said.