GOLDMAN: The plan was to - it was basically - you know, in some ways, it was a classic sort of honey trap. They provide additional insight into the ambition of the operation to use undercover operatives to target Republicans seen as insufficiently conservative, as well as to, as one document describes it, research, penetrate and infiltrate the radical left networks.. And they admitted doing, you know - engaging in political activity while working for these government institutions, which Project Veritas asserted was, you know, wrong or even, you know - I can't remember if they said it was illegal or not. And his supporters have vilified us. "He's a very nice man," Prince said of Barrasso in the Breitbart interview. - not quick-hit videos or, you know, shorter-term operations, which I think people say Mr. O'Keefe wanted to do. And Beau eventually divorced his wife. Last year, Project Veritas submitted a proposed list of witnesses for the trial over the lawsuit. But I didn't reveal that I knew Beau and Sofia had lived at that house at the time because we were working - concurrently, we were working on this larger story about them. This item is available in full to subscribers. Princes parents, Elsa Prince and the late Edgar Prince, bought the 940-acre Double E Ranch in the Wapiti Valley in the early 1990s. And we actually - I, you know, I - Mark and I reached out to our - one of great political reporters, Jonathan Martin, and asked him, you know. Prince declined to comment. It was unclear whether Mr. Seddon was involved in planning that operation. Im not ashamed of the methods that we use or the recordings that we use, he said. And this website is devoted to revealing the identities of Project Veritas operatives. DAVIES: Right. Erik Prince, the founder of private military company Blackwater, whose sister Betsy DeVos was Trump's education secretary, trained the spies Their job was to find out who was disparaging Trump. To win his case, Prince will ultimately have to show the story was false and he may also have to prove the publication knew the story was false or showed a reckless disregard as to whether it was accurate. Part of it involved a rented, rather large house in Georgetown in Washington, D.C., right? And then on a parallel but different track, you know, Sofia is trying to make her way through the Young Democrats of Wyoming, the Wyoming Democratic Party, you know, building her bona fides as an eager, young Democrat. Mr. Seddon wrote that Ms. Jorge copied a great many documents from the file room, and Mr. OKeefe bragged that the group would be able to get a ton more access agents inside the educational establishment.. DAVIES: Coming up, rock critic Ken Tucker reviews new songs by veteran artist Tom Jones, Jackson Browne and John Mayer. Not saying this is the case with Mr. O'Keefe, but it's sort of hard to fundraise that way if you're only doing one thing a year or if it's - you know, there are long periods of silence between each expose. At the time, Prince was exploring the possibility of mounting a Republican primary challenge to incumbent U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. And they - the purpose for - they themselves will launch this undercover operation and then, you know, secretly record you - audio, video - and then make a video out of it and, you know, expose what they describe as wrongdoing. If he enters the race, he would be challenging Republican incumbent John Barrasso in the 2018 primaries, with the encouragement of Steve Bannon. It seems like the Democrats have figured out this party switch deal to their advantage, Mr. Friess wrote in an email obtained by Wyofile, a political news site in Wyoming. contractor who is best known as the founder of the private military firm Blackwater and whose sister, Betsy DeVos, was Mr. Trump's education secretary has drawn. A former British spy and Republican mega-donor Erik Prince, a founder of the private military contractor Blackwater (now rebranded as "Academi) and brother to former U.S. Education Secretary. Prince said he wanted the Project Veritas employees to learn skills like how to recruit sources and how to conduct clandestine recordings, among other surveillance techniques. That same day Oct. 9, 2017 Prince obtained a Wyomings drivers license, which he touted in another interview with Breitbart a few days later. This is FRESH AIR. Mr. I'm not sure that just because he's a conservative, this is something he wanted to help. It's not clear to me how close he is to Trump. Mr. Seddon directed an undercover operative to secretly tape the unions local leaders and try to gather information that could be made public to damage the organization, documents show. Prince a former C.I.A. And, you know, we've talked to people who have given to them, including people who gave smaller donations - right? Prince invited Project Veritas operatives including Mr. OKeefe to his familys Wyoming ranch for training in 2017, The Intercept reported last year. I mean, he - it seems that - it's our understanding that Prince introduced Seddon to Project Veritas. With @Project_Veritas's special training, we will be the next great intelligence agency. That's a strawman campaign donation. But in a pending lawsuit, Prince asserts the April 13 story from The Intercept was false, defamatory and aimed at Wyoming. Because of the article, Prince says his reputation and professional opportunities within Wyoming suffered, along with his business interests and reputation in general. (Last week, Trump pardoned the four Blackwater guards who were convicted of crimes in connection with the killings in Baghdad.). They had a - someone came to the Post. Attorneys for the outlet say The Intercept has no particular connection to the state and Princes ties are uncertain. DAVIES: What did you learn about how Beau and Sofia met? The teachers union is asking for more than $3 million in damages, accusing the group of being a vigilante organization which claims to be dedicated to exposing corruption. It's my understanding he designed the training exercises, which could have included, like, you know, going out to bars in Cody and trying to get people's names and numbers, how to pitch somebody in an elevator, how to spot people who could potentially provide you information. What was going on there? if( width > 480 ){ officer who went on to win an important House seat in Virginia as a Democrat. Did it help, you know, Project Veritas raise more money? It is unclear how many potential donors Mr. That got a lot of attention, was investigated by Robert Mueller. The special counsels report said that Mr. The Powell Tribune has expanded its online content. Prince also allowed Project Veritas to use his familys Wyoming ranch for training. This espionage operation was aimed at perceived enemies of Trump and included a planned sting operation against former national security adviser H.R. But then January 6 happened, you know, the insurrection. I have a Wyoming drivers license, I am a Wyoming resident, and exploration is underway, Prince said of his potential Senate bid. In apparent response to inquiries from the Tribune about the two companies ties to Wyoming, Princes revised declaration said he misidentified the names of the entities. DAVIES: And when we say they targeted these public officials or FBI agents, what would they do? So Erik Prince, the private security contractor who is an ally and avid supporter of President Trump, connects with Project Veritas, who does these videos, and then they develop this whole different operation. One celebrated alum: Betsy DeVos's brother, Erik Prince, 49, the swashbuckling military contractor who has come to the serious attention of investigators looking into the Trump team's alleged. Was he primarily the guy who got this thing moving? At the center of the scheme was an unusual cast: a former British spy connected to the security contractor Erik Prince, a wealthy heiress to the Gore-Tex fortune and undercover operatives like. Accuracy and availability may vary. So he had pitched this idea of a private security force to largely replace American troops in Afghanistan. document.write ("<\/scr"+"ipt>"); Most notably, Prince had incorrectly asserted under the penalties of perjury he had been registered to vote in Wyoming since 2017.. He did not respond to follow-up phone messages or an email. Erik Prince, founder of the private security firm Blackwater, filed a defamation lawsuit against The Intercept last month over an article published in 2020 that examined his efforts to sell. There is little publicly available information about the company, but multiple Prince ventures, including Blackwater, have been based out of Moyock, North Carolina. It argues the article was not defamatory and the challenged statements would be protected as opinion based on disclosed facts., The dispute over jurisdiction could have a direct impact on the case. But before the parties get to the lawsuits merits, The Intercept is contending, among other arguments, that Wyoming is not the right place for the case to be heard. On Sept. 30, Prince personally visited the Park County Elections Office, registered and cast a general election ballot, according to the clerks office. '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? If Judge Johnson concludes he lacks jurisdiction to hear the case in Wyoming, Princes attorneys say the suit should be transferred to the Southern District of New York, where The Intercept is based. DAVIES: Let me reintroduce you again. In August 2017, Ms. Jorge wrote to Mr. Seddon that she had managed to record a local union leader talking about Ms. DeVos and other topics. Mr. Seddons recruitment of Mr. The documents also show that, beyond Ms. Gore, other prominent Republicans in Wyoming were involved in Mr. Seddons spying operation. GOLDMAN: Well, some people have speculated this was some sort of back channel to Russia because there was a - I believe there was a Russian investment manager there who has ties to Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Prince took on the role of celebrity pitchman, according to interviews and documents, raising money for Mr. Seddons spying operation, which was aimed at gathering dirt that could discredit politicians and activists in several states. If you would like to purchase a subscription click here. NY Times reporter Adam Goldman describes an undercover effort, headed up by an avid Trump supporter, that trained conservatives in espionage techniques and sent them to dig up dirt on progressives. The group has also become intertwined with the political activities of Mr. Trump and his family. Mr. zoneId = '3'; She went to meetings. DAVIES: Right. ADAM GOLDMAN: They went there after making sizable donations to the DNC, the Democratic National Committee - $10,000 each - at the request of a Colorado businessman who was a - he's a fundraiser for the Democrats and basically said, if you make this donation, you can come and hang out in Las Vegas. We know that because Glenn put it up on his Instagram account. Anyone can read what you share. //]]>-->. The website for Mr. OKeefes coming wedding listed Donald Trump Jr. as an invited guest. 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Beau picks up - starts working this marijuana legalization angle to try to make contacts with people - elected officials who are, in fact, pushing this bill to legalize marijuana. Adam Goldman, welcome back to FRESH AIR. Erik Prince, founder of private . Project Veritas has said its activities are legal and protected by the First Amendment, and the case is scheduled to go to trial in the fall. GOLDMAN: Yes, the Government Accountability Office. One of the former spies, an ex-MI6 officer named Richard Seddon, helped run a 2017 operation to copy files and record conversations in a Michigan office of the American Federation of Teachers, one of the largest teachers unions in the nation. DAVIES: When Richard Seddon and Erik Prince got connected with Veritas and cooperated on some of these operations, what was the effect on Veritas? DAVIES: Let's talk about some of the people who are behind this. Wagner which The Intercept described as a semi-private military force that operates in countries or conflicts where the Russian government seeks plausible deniability for its activities reportedly turned down Princes offer. DAVIES: They'd gotten formal training in this. GOLDMAN: Yeah. After Mr. Gordon won a close Republican primary battle against Mr. Friess, the billionaire, in August 2018, Mr. Friess blamed his loss on Democrats switching parties on Election Day to vote for Mr. Gordon. For example, a 2017 meeting he attended with a crown prince of the United Arab Emirates and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin became a part of the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, whom he has served as informal adviser. Female undercover operatives tried to entrap FBI agents, sometimes using fake dating app profiles, and State Department employees, the Times reports. DAVIES: But Sofia was just - she was active. She was doing outreach to, you know, Democratic figures in Wyoming. He's a former British intelligence officer who served in Washington, D.C., and in Pakistan and eventually leaves the British Secret Intelligence Service and develops some relationship with Erik. She was involved in that. Prince appears to have become interested in using former spies to train Project Veritas operatives in espionage tactics sometime during the 2016 presidential campaign. Mr. Seddon launched his privately funded spying effort after leaving Project Veritas in 2018. Adam Goldman reports on the FBI and national security for the Times and was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for national reporting on Russia's meddling in the presidential election. And we all sort of wracked our brains to try to figure out if, like, has this been done before? And then they married last week. The scope of that investigation is unclear. And, you know, and he is - you know, he's an international businessman. For his part, Prince swears he never met with anyone from Wagner Group a denial The Intercept included in its reporting. But Trump would, from time to time, cite Project Veritas videos in his, you know, comments, public comments and speeches, right? And there was, you know, another individual from the Emirates who was there. Do we know why? GOLDMAN: It's my understanding that they met during a training at the Prince ranch in Wyoming in the spring of '17 and then grew closer over time. You know, this is something we haven't seen, right? Last month, Project Veritas made public secretly recorded video of a longtime ABC News correspondent who was critical of the networks political coverage and its emphasis on business considerations over journalism. They've targeted CNN. AFT Michigan sued Project Veritas in federal court, alleging trespassing, eavesdropping and other offenses. Mr. There was a meeting at lunch which led to a resignation, I believe, of GOLDMAN: They targeted our editor, Dean Baquet. GOLDMAN: Erik Prince is the well-known founder of Blackwater, the security contractors who were involved in the massacre in Iraq. Presented with the details of the operation, Ledeen told the Times she was just a messenger, "not part of a plot.". Its among a number of issues and motions that will have to be sorted out before a judge or jury would consider the accuracy of The Intercepts April article. DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR, and our guest is Adam Goldman. GOLDMAN: It's not clear they're actually being trained in firearms training. So flesh out the picture a bit. What are traditional political dirty tricks? I also think that - I think recently, too, O'Keefe, did a photo op or made a video with Donald Trump. GOLDMAN: I believe that O'Keefe has interacted with Trump. They were critical of Donald Trump and his agenda. Project Veritas tax filings list Mr. Halderman as a project manager.. And then I started Googling them and doing some research on them. var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999); Erik Prince, a Park County resident and founder of the controversial private military firm Blackwater, is suing a national news organization in federal court in Wyoming after it published an. I'm Dave Davies. In particular, you know, Sofia targeted a employee with the GAO. In a YouTube video, Mr. OKeefe described the lawsuit as frivolous and pointed to a portion of the deposition in which David Hecker, the president of AFT Michigan, said that one of the goals of the lawsuit was to stop Project Veritas from doing the kind of work that it does., Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, said in a statement: Lets be clear who the wrongdoer is here: Project Veritas used a fake intern to lie her way into our Michigan office, to steal documents and to spy and they got caught. GOLDMAN: I was going to say, you know, talking to Republicans, moderate Republicans, I mean, moderate - these guys are pretty conservative, by the way - when we're describing it as moderate Republicans they were targeting. DAVIES: Adam Goldman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. We'll continue our conversation in just a moment. Wapiti resident Erik Prince is one of several people associated with a Wyoming-based effort to infiltrate political campaigns and get "dirt" to sabotage candidates. GOLDMAN: I think - yeah, I think the latest is - you know, he's worked - his latest adventure is in Libya. The McMaster operation was aborted after he, unrelated to Project Veritas, resigned under pressure from Trump. DAVIES: He was at a meeting in the Seychelles, the islands in the Indian Ocean, January of 2017. DAVIES: Right. And Las Vegas was the - you could almost say it was the pinnacle, the apex of their operation. DAVIES: Do we know of connections between Project Veritas and James O'Keefe and Trump, Donald Trump or the Trump family? I believed that to be true at the time that I signed my declaration, Prince wrote, but I have since come to learn that I was mistaken.. Their names are Beau Maier and Sofia LaRocca, and they're in Las Vegas for a Democratic primary debate. met with White House and Pentagon officials. Both Project Veritas and Mr. A document that month said that Mr. Seddons operatives had identified three potential sources in the new governors administration and have begun accelerated cultivations with a view to early recruitment., Later in January, the operatives wrote that they had successfully recruited another source with a role in the new governors administration, adding that the source has agreed to provide insights, help expose corruption and assist with eventual placement of undercovers.. And so these people were brought on to help manage these many, many, many, many operations. Prince noted he owned a home in Wyoming and had been connected to the state since 1992. We're going to take a break here. He did not mention the inquiries from the Powell Tribune about his lapsed registration that preceded his vote. According to its latest publicly available tax filing, Project Veritas received $8.6 million in contributions and grants in 2018. As further evidence of his ties to Wyoming and the business he conducts in the state, Princes initial declaration said he owned several operating entities registered to his residence in Wapiti. GOLDMAN: Yeah, and the Justice Department prosecuted a number of individuals. Mr. However, he ultimately did not challenge Barrasso in 2018 nor did he vote in those off-year elections, Prince acknowledged in Octobers revised declaration. And it would - you know, and make an enormous amount of money. #Veritas pic.twitter.com/4IFvjKurGK, In the pending defamation case, Princes attorneys have cited that reporting as evidence The Intercept knew Prince did his business from Wyoming, going as far as to allege the articles unstated focus was on Princes reputation and livelihood in Wyoming., The Intercept attorneys, however, pointed to past statements from Prince and records indicating he lives in Virginia. Erik Prince, founder and CEO of Blackwater Worldwide, in 2008. And his son - he brought his son, who was a former army officer, on board to help. The Defense Department didn't go for it. And as part of this effort, Richard Seddon was brought on to handle training and really professionalize Project Veritas' undercover operations. Two other employees, Gaz Thomas and Samuel Chamberlain, were also identified in emails and appeared to play important roles in the Michigan operation. Prince and Mr. Seddon met in August 2018 with Susan Gore, a Wyoming heiress to the Gore-Tex fortune, Ms. Gore became the projects main benefactor. I mean, if the idea was to get inside information, which would be useful to, you know, Republicans and conservatives, did they succeed? Their attorneys wrote that the story did not focus its efforts on or in Wyoming, nor would it have any reason to do so . Ms. Gore ended up rejecting the proposal because it was too expensive people with knowledge of the plan said it would start in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. You know, we had - we talked to many, many people who worked there, and, you know, they described Seddon as wanting to do more long-term operations - right? And in the end, you know, O'Keefe would release them and, you know, make a big deal out of them. They were, in fact, going to use a former Project Veritas operative named Tarah Price, who lives in the Dallas area, to, you know, possibly ensnare McMaster at a restaurant, get him to say something ill toward or maybe negative about Trump, something that would compromise him. We're still trying to fully understand how Project Veritas, which is founded by James O'Keefe, actually came into contact with Erik Prince. And Prince comes up in the special council report - Robert Mueller's report. DAVIES: That's a really fascinating example of the power of, you know, database reporting now because you knew they were doing the thing in Georgetown, but their campaign contributions in Wyoming have to be publicly reported. For instance, Princes 2014 memoir said he splits his time between homes in Virginia and Abu Dhabi, where he pursues a variety of business ventures.. And they stopped the - they would actually stop the operatives in a car. If you already have a web account, but need to reset it, you can do so by clicking here. Trump, of course, wanted to pull out. We are speaking with Adam Goldman. Mr. Seddon owns a cabin that he keeps stocked with guns, food and other supplies as preparation for a cataclysmic event in the United States. Our understanding of the operation is that Mr. Seddon, while employed, in fact, at Project Veritas, was involved in this. So I thought to myself, why are they giving money to these people, these Democratic politicians? GOLDMAN: Well, again, this is a little murky. DAVIES: But the idea was that these public officials or FBI agents were secretly - they were part of the deep state. She said the support she got from other teams was 'overwhelming. Prince said he thought hed registered to vote when hed obtained a Wyoming drivers license in October 2017. We rely on our journalists to be independent observers. Or the Trump world his Instagram account the killings in Baghdad..! 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