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Dems Request Docs On Contacts Between Trumpworld And Qatar, Saudis, UAE

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: Senior advisor to the President Jared Kushner delivers remarks during the signing ceremony for the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act in the Oval Office of the White Hous... WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: Senior advisor to the President Jared Kushner delivers remarks during the signing ceremony for the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act in the Oval Office of the White House December 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration is battling on multiple fronts with major developments on U.S. foreign policy in Syria, the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis, a falling stock market, and a potential governmental shutdown at midnight. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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House Judiciary investigators are asking a limited number of witnesses about communications with Middle Eastern powers and Russia during the campaign and transition periods.

The document requests could intersect with a January 2017 meeting in the Seychelles, which featured Erik Prince, George Nader, Russian Direct Investment Fund Chief Kirill Dmitriev, and a UAE crown prince.

House investigators are interested in the following witnesses and entities:

-Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince

-Trump campaign

-Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser

-Michael Flynn, former Trump campaign adviser and U.S. national security adviser

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