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with.[1] After his trip to the Seychelles, Dmitriev told Gerson that Bannon had asked Prince to meet with Dmitriev and that the two had had a positive meeting.[2]
On January 16, 2017, Dmitriev consolidated the ideas for U.S.-Russia reconciliation that he and Gerson had been discussing into a two-page document that listed five main points: (1) jointly fighting terrorism; (2) jointly engaging in anti-weapons of mass destruction efforts; (3) developing "win-win" economic and investment initiatives; (4) maintaining an honest, open, and continual dialogue regarding issues of disagreement; and (5) ensuring proper communication and trust by "key people" from each country.[3] On January 18, 2017, Gerson gave a copy of the document to Kushner.[4] Kushner had not heard of Dmitriev at that time.[5] Gerson explained that Dmitriev was the head of RDIF, and Gerson may have alluded to Dmitriev's being well connected.[6] Kushner placed the document in a file and said he would get it to the right people.[7] Kushner ultimately gave one copy of the document to Bannon and another to Rex Tillerson; according to Kushner, neither of them followed up with Kushner about it.[8] On January 19, 2017, Dmitriev sent Nader a copy of the two-page document, telling him that this was "a view from our side that I discussed in my meeting on the islands and with you and with our friends. Please share with them — we believe this is a good foundation to start from."[9]
Gerson informed Dmitriev that he had given the document to Kushner soon after delivering it.[10] On January 26, 2017, Dmitriev wrote to Gerson that his "boss"—an apparent reference to Putin—was asking if there had been any feedback on the proposal.[11] Dmitriev said, "[w]e do not want to rush things and move at a comfortable speed, At the same time, my boss asked me to try to have the key US meetings in the next two weeks if possible.[12] He informed Gerson that Putin and President Trump would speak by phone that Saturday, and noted that that information was "very confidential."[13]
The same day, Dmitriev wrote to Nader that he had seen his "boss" again yesterday who had "emphasized that this is a great priority for us and that we need to build this communication
- ↑ Gerson 6/5/18 302, at 4.
- ↑ 1/18/17 Text Messages, Dmitriev & Gerson.
- ↑ 1/16/17 Text Messages, Dmitriev & Gerson.
- ↑ Gerson 6/5/18 302, at 3; Gerson 6/15/18 302, at 2.
- ↑ Gerson 6/5/18 302, at 3.
- ↑ Gerson 6/5/18 302, at 3: Gerson 6/15/18 302, at 1-2; Kushner 4/11/18 302, at 22.
- ↑ Gerson 6/5/18 302, at 3.
- ↑ Kushner 4/11/18 302, at 32.
- ↑ 1/19/17 Text Message, Dmitriev to Nader (11:11:56 a.m.).
- ↑ 1/18/17 Text Message, Gerson to Dmitriev; Gerson 6/15/18 302, at 2.
- ↑ 1/26/17 Text Message, Dmitriev to Gerson.
- ↑ 1/26/17 Text Message, Dmitriev to Gerson.
- ↑ 1/26/17 Text Message, Dmitriev to Gerson.
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