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The Swamp: Epstein’s Pal Is VIP at Trump Weekend Caviar Bash

THE SWAMP...LEAKED

Our must-read column lifting the lid on Washington starts with a bang: Staggering news of how a billionaire Epstein associate was celebrated at a caviar and champagne soirée.

The Swamp | Published Jan 20, 2025

Erik Prince Helped Fund Pro-Trump Espionage Scheme, Says NYT

I SPY

The ex-Blackwater chief reportedly met with a Gore-Tex scion to raise money for a scheme to use undercover operatives to infiltrate progressive groups and Demo campaigns.

AJ McDougall | Published Feb 08, 2022

Erik Prince Had a ‘Shady’ Plan to Build $10B Army in Ukraine

OF COURSE HE DID

Parts of Prince’s plans included creating an aviation consortium that could rival Boeing and Airbus, according to a TIME investigation.

Lawrence Ukenye | Published Jul 07, 2021

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opinion

Message of the Blackwater Pardon: ‘Shut the F*ck Up & Obey’

MURDER, INC.

Tucker Carlson said it first. Trump followed through by pardoning the mercenary killers and sending a message that the forever war’s victims possess no rights America must respect.

Spencer Ackerman | Published Dec 23, 2020

Trump Will Have His Own ‘Deep State’—and His Own #Resistance

BURROW IN

Now that Biden has won, a coalition of current and former security officials can be expected to challenge him. And the one that opposed Trump and supports Biden might fracture.

Spencer Ackerman | Published Nov 07, 2020

Botched Venezuela Coup Was Supported by Trump Admin: Suit

PLOT THICKENS

An organizer of the ill-fated attempt to overthrow Maduro claims it was planned at various Trump properties and was chosen over a $500 million plan from Erik Prince.

Rachel Olding | Published Oct 30, 2020

How I Uncovered Erik Prince’s Secret Kremlin Connection

THE BACKSTORY

A tipster pointed me to the former CEO of Blackwater and that shady trip he’d taken to a remote island in the Indian Ocean.

AD BY Back the Beast | Published Aug 19, 2020

Erik Prince Recruited Ex-Spies for Project Veritas: NYT

BUSTED

Prince, the brother of the Education Secretary, reportedly recruited a spy to infiltrate the largest teachers’ union in the nation.

Pilar Melendez | Published Mar 07, 2020

DOJ Reviewing Erik Prince’s Alleged Lies During Russia Probe

LOOKING INTO IT

The department responded to Rep. Adam Schiff's referral 10 months after he sent it.

Julia Arciga | Published Feb 05, 2020

Erik Prince Had Talks in Venezuela With Maduro’s VP: Report

WOAH

The State Department’s special envoy for Venezuela said the department had no knowledge of the Blackwater founder’s meeting.

Julia Arciga | Published Dec 13, 2019

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