erik prince was there. the guy from the russian sovereign wealth fund was there as an emissary of the kremlin. nader is the one who brought them all together. that's january 2017. later that month, donald trump is sworn in and becomes president. axios goes on to report that george nader becomes a frequent visitor in the trump white house. during that first year that trump is in office, that's when nader and elliott broidy are trying to pull off this scheme where broidy will get paid a million dollars of contracts in exchange for him using his influence to turn the president, to turn the u.s. government, against qatar, despite the fact we have this big air base there. and then as we are rolling up on the one-year anniversary of trump being in office, in january of 2018, george nader apparently makes plans to travel to mar-a-lago to attend what were expected to be over the top festivities at the president's private club in florida to celebrate his first year in office. on his way to mar-a-lago, george nader h

george nader is the one that organized that strange encounter where erik prince, the brother of betsy devos, who's the education secretary, the founder of the controversial security firm black watter, a man who's described in the mueller report as essentially being an informal representative of the trump transition, he met with the head of a russian sovereign wealth fund in seychelles islands in a meeting that was set up by george nader. that meeting is now believed to have been yet another effort by the russian government between the russian government and the trump campaign to try to set up some sort of back channel secret communications between the two. nader set up that meeting in the seychelles as well. the crown prince of the uae was there. mbz was there. erik prince was flpt guy from the russian sovereign wealth fund was there as aenlsry of the kremlin. nader is the one who brought them all together. that's january 2017. later that month donald trump is sworn in and becomes president. axios goes on to report that george nader becomes a frequent visitor in the trump white house.

now to some other business stories making headlines right now blackwater founder erik prince has registered a subsidiary in the dim and the democratic republic of congo with a mandate to extract the minerals and timber and conduct financial operations prince sold blackwater in 2010 after some of its stuff were convicted of illegal killing during the iraq war his current company frontier services group already provides security aviation and logistics services to chinese firms in africa. kenya's government has unveiled a budget for the coming year it includes proposals to reduce government debt and to make it easier for private companies to access. the country has one of the fastest growing economies in east africa in 2018 explosive growth of more than 6 percent thanks largely to a strong harvest. how's this for a used car a 1st sale one well loved a vintage car one previous owner with an ejector seat for backseat drivers machine guns and tire slashers james bond's iconic aston martin d b 5 is going under the hammer restored to original condition souther b. is expected to sell for a $6000000.

just found a erik prince has registered a subsidiary in democratic republic of congo with a mandate to extract minerals and timber and to conduct financial operations prince sold blackwater in 2010 after several of its employees were indicted on unlawful killing charges in connection with their work as u.s. government contractors during the iraq war as hong kong based company francesa of his group already provides security aviation and logistics services to chinese operating in africa. d w business africa for me and the team here in berlin thanks for keeping us company. quadriga international talk show before journalists discuss the topic of the week. opinion polls here in germany are beginning to suggest that the greens might now be the strongest force in german politics indeed there's talk that the next german chancellor might even be agreeing to find out more of the story join us on quarterly. 60 minutes on w. . what secrets lie behind these we'll. find out in an immersive experience and explore fascinating read cultural heritage sites. d w world heritage 360 get the memo. to. the f

a company run by private security firm blackwater has found a erik prince has registered a subsidiary in democratic republic of congo with a mandate to extract minerals and timber and to conduct financial operations prince sold blackwater in 2010 after several of its employees were indicted on unlawful killing charges in connection with their work as u.s. government contractors during the iraq war is hong kong based company francesa business group already provides security aviation and logistics services to chinese operating in africa. and that drops up a business africa for me and the team here in berlin thanks for keeping us company . bursts. home. of species. forcing to. give those are big changes that must start with small steps global interiors tell stories of credence people and innovative checks around the world. that country. boost green energy solutions and reforestation. interactive content teaching the next generation about the 2 protection. using channels available to people to take action and when to turn it into doing something here for the next generation along as the e

crowd in iraq in september 2007 they were employed by the blackwater company headed at the time by erik prince a declared friend to the president and brother of education secretary betsy defaults it's another instance of a pardon disrupting the system. or like this time it's the federal system who was already convicted and sentenced there's clearly support for war crimes pardons among a significant portion of president trumps conservative base but his critics contend that it's not them he should listen to rather they say he should hear the commanders of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who follow an established chain of command. mike hanna al jazeera washington the syrian government's ally russia has blocked the u.n. security council from issuing a statement on attacks in the province a member states were expected to sound the alarm over the possibility of a humanitarian disaster because of increasing attacks by the government on rebel controlled areas on monday at least 3 people were killed in the town of moderates and on mon government forces long sort of fence or to recapture it in a f

crowd in iraq in september 2007 they were employed by the blackwater company headed at the time by erik prince a declared friend to the president and brother of education secretary betsy defaults it's another instance of a pardon disrupting the system. only this time it's the federal system who is already convicted and sentence is clearly support for war crimes pardons among a significant portion of president trumps conservative base but his critics contend that it's not them he should listen to rather they say he should hear the commanders of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who follow an established train of command. mike hanna al jazeera washington. in the u.s. state of florida a former police officer has been arrested for failure to confront a gunman during a mass shooting at a high school last year the officer was working as a security guard at marjorie's steinman douglas high school when a gunman killed 17 people in february scott peterson faces charges of child neglect negligence and perjury now the trumpet ministration is imposing major new travel restrictions on visits to cuba by

crowd in iraq in september 2007 they were employed by the blackwater company headed at the time by erik prince a declared friend to the president and brother of education secretary betsy defaults it's another instance of a pardon disrupting the system. or like this time it's the federal system who was already convicted and sentenced there is clearly support for war crimes pardons among a significant portion of president trumps conservative base but his critics contend that it's not them he should listen to rather they say he should hear the commanders of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who follow an established chain of command. mike hanna al jazeera washington. tens of thousands of people have hit the streets of the czech capital prague demanding their billionaire prime minister step down it's one of the largest demonstrations since the velvet revolution ended communist rule in 1909 protesters are angry at prime minister andre bearish over alleged conflicts of interest involving his business empire and a $2200000.00 in lieu subsidy police have recommended to face trial and a leaked e.u.

crowd in iraq in september 2007 they were employed by the blackwater company headed at the time by erik prince a declared friend to the president and brother of education secretary betsy defaults it's another instance of a pardon disrupting the system. or like this time it's the federal system who was already convicted and sentenced there's clearly support for war crimes pardons among a significant portion of president trump's conservative base but his critics contend that it's not them he should listen to rather they say he should hear the commanders of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who follow an established chain of command. mike hanna al jazeera washington iraq's government has offered to mediate between the u.s. and iran to reduce tension between its 2 biggest allies but many sunni iraqis say they're been neglected by governments for years and they're concerned their views on the issue are being ignored charles stratford has more from baghdad. these iraqi shia muslim fighters are demonstrating against israel on the streets of baghdad. part of the popular mobilization for seize o.p.

crowd in iraq in september 2007 they were employed by the blackwater company headed at the time by erik prince a declared friend to the president and brother of education secretary betsy to posts it's another instance of a pardon disrupting the system. or like this time it's the federal system who was already convicted and sentenced there is clearly support for war crimes pardons among a significant portion of president trumps conservative base but his critics contend that it's not them he should listen to rather they say he should hear the commanders of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who follow an established train of command. mike hanna al jazeera washington. australian police have raided the offices of the national broadcaster a.b.c. service a series of stories on 2017 on killings allegedly carried out by australian special forces in afghanistan a.b.c. says it stands by its journalists that the raid raises concerns of a freedom press on tuesday police into the home of a news corp sunday political editor of a work she published last year on plans to expand domestic surveillance i thin

and also providing information and testimony relating to the seychelles meeting where erik prince met russian money manager, as well as meeting with the crowned prince of the uae and members of trump's transition team. these charges today are not the first time that nader has been charged with transporting child pornography. he was also charged in 1991 and pleaded guilty then. he's being arraigned and presented in court in brooklyn this afternoon. and he will then be transported back to virginia, where he'll face these charges. >> he potentially could spend years and years in jail. >> this charge carries a minimum 15-year sentence if he's found guilty and tlakd hat could go um there. >>> there's other breaking news up on capitol hill. the house judiciary committee has just announced what's being described as a top-to-bottom investigation of some of the nation's largest tech companies, including amazon, apple, facebook, and google. let's go to cnn's brian fung. this is a really significant investigation of the tech industry here in the united states. so what impact will it have? >> thi

nader has been questioned by mueller's team in arranging a meeting between erik prince and betsy devos' brother and the head of russia's sovereign wealth fund and close associate of russian president putin. he had been charged with transporting child pornography back in 1991. he pled guilty but his sentence was reduced after the court was told he played a role to free u.s. hostages in leb bone. >> pete buttigieg said democrats were too quick to attack al franken. >> should al franken be pushed from the senate >> it was his decision to make. the way that we basically held him to a higher standard than gop does their people has been used against us. >> do you think he should have been pushed to leave? >> again, it was his decision. >> i'm not asking about his decision. should the other members of the democratic caucus in the senate starting at the top, chuck schumer down and the other people who pushed him to get out, were they right or wrong? >> i think it's not a bad thing we hold ourselves to a higher standard. >> were they right to push him out of the senate. >> i would not have appl

transition and the kremlin, including arranging a meeting between a kremlin-connected russian banker and erik prince. that meeting set up by nader was reportedly intended to establish a back channel for communications between the new administration and vladimir putin's office. but now george nader is in custody and awaiting trial on child pornography charges. the judge in his case in virginia today ordered that nader must stay in jail until his trial despite george nader's generous offer in court today that he would not only pay $1 million cash bond, he was also happy to pay for round-the-clock security guards for himself who surely would not let him go astray or flee the country. again, prosecutors told the judge today that in addition to the child pornography, mr. nader had on his phones, he also had direct phone numbers for the ruling princes of both the united arab emirates and saudi arabia. even apart from the seriousness of the charge he's facing, the charge requires a 15-year minimum federal prison sentence if he is convicted. a minimum sentence. separate and apart from the seriousness of the

transition between a kremlin-connected russian banker who was there at the behest of the government and erik prince as a representative of the trump transition. after trump was sworn in as president, george nader was also reportedly a frequent visitor to the trump white house including specifically multiple visits to steve bannon's office just off the oval. as of yesterday george nader is now facing serious child pornography charges. and not for the first time in his life. mr. nader was arrested yesterday at jfk airport. he was held overnight at the federal detention center in brooklyn. at his bail hearing today the judge agreed that george nader will be held one more night overnight in the federal detention facility in brooklyn. then tomorrow he will be driven by fbi agents to the eastern district of virginia, which is where he's expected to face trial on those child porn charges. now, george nader of course was also an important cooperating witness for the mueller investigation. he's said to have provided testimony to the grand jury in mueller's investigation as well. all in exchange for limited

crowd in iraq in september 2007 they were employed by the blackwater company headed at the time by erik prince a declared friend to the president and brother of education secretary betsy to posts it's another instance of a pardon disrupting the system. or like this time it's the federal system who was already convicted and sentenced there's clearly support for the war crimes pardons among a significant portion of president trumps conservative base but his critics contend that it's not them he should listen to rather they say he should hear the commanders of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who follow and step leash chain of command. mike hanna al jazeera washington. much more ahead on the odds are in his hour including moving out somewhere with the wives of suspected eisel fighters as they head home in syria. and sports with mia protests as the result of the african champions league final could be overturned. hello again welcome back we're here cross turkey we are watching what is happening on the northern coast because we do have some thunderstorms that have been popping up in the heatin

crowd in iraq in september 2007 they were employed by the blackwater company headed at the time by erik prince a declared friend to the president and brother of education secretary betsy defaults it's another instance of a pardon disrupting the system. already. a significant. base but his critics. say he should. hundreds of thousands of soldiers who follow. washington. and now it's time for sports. thank you very much will refrain adele and roger federer will go head to head for a place in the final of the french open but they had very different matches on tuesday to get there federer came through in 4 sets after a hard fought encounter with fellow swiss player stan wawrinka which lasted for more than 3 and a half hours federer who's playing at roland garros for the 1st time in 3 years is looking to add to his one title at this grand slam which came in 2000. when it was a much easier ride for the 11 time champion an adult he cruised through his quarter final against a 7 seed. dropping just 5 games in straight sets when nidal leads the head to head it with federer having won 23 of their 38 matc

crowd in iraq in september 2007 they were employed by the blackwater company headed at the time by erik prince a declared friend to the president and brother of education secretary betsy to posts it's another instance of a pardon disrupting the system. or like this time it's the federal system who was already convicted and sentenced there's clearly support for war crimes pardons among a significant portion of president trumps conservative base but his critics contend that it's not them he should listen to rather they say he should hear the commanders of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who follow an established train of command. my kind of al-jazeera washington. the syrian government's ally russia has blocked the un security council from issuing a statement on attacks in the province the member states were expected to sound the alarm over the possibility of a humanitarian disaster because of attacks by the army on rebel controlled areas government forces wants an offensive to recapture it live in april the province is the last place standing in president bashar al assad's way as he seeks