Erik Prince Behind Spying On Progressive Groups

The New York Times reports:

During the summer of 2018, as Richard Seddon, a former British spy, was trying to launch a new venture to use undercover agents to infiltrate progressive groups, Democratic campaigns and other opponents of President Donald J. Trump, he turned for help to a longtime friend and former colleague: Erik Prince, the private military contractor.

Mr. Prince took on the role of celebrity pitchman, according to interviews and documents, raising money for Mr. Seddon’s spying operation, which was aimed at gathering dirt that could discredit politicians and activists in several states. After Mr. Prince and Mr. Seddon met in August 2018 with Susan Gore, a Wyoming heiress to the Gore-Tex fortune, Ms. Gore became the project’s main benefactor.

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Erik Prince raised money for a venture to use undercover agents to infiltrate opponents of Donald Trump. His involvement sheds new light on how a group of ultraconservative Republicans used spycraft to try to manipulate the American political landscape. https://t.co/jc3TsUxOew

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