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Erik Prince’s Russian Connection Trawled Trumpland for ‘Boss’ Putin

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In the days after the 2016 election, a well-connected Moscow executive started pitching Trump associates on a bold plan for renewed U.S.-Russian cooperation.

Betsy Swan 

Former Political Reporter

Erin Banco 

National Security Reporter

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Betsy Swan

Betsy Swan

Former Political Reporter

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Erin Banco

Erin Banco

National Security Reporter

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