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 Trump and sent unsolicited policy papers on issues such as foreign policy, trade, and Russian election interference to Bannon.

After the election, Prince frequently visited transition offices at Trump Tower, primarily to meet with Bannon but on occasion to meet Michael Flynn and others. Prince and Bannon would discuss, inter alia, foreign policy issues and Prince's recommendations regarding who should be appointed to fill key national security positions. Although Prince was not formally affiliated with the transition, Nader received assurances  that the incoming Administration considered Prince a trusted associate.


 * b. Kirill Dmitriev's Post-Election Contacts With the Incoming Administration

Soon after midnight on election night, Dmitriev messaged who was traveling to New York to attend the 2016 World Chess Championship. Dmitry Peskov, the Russian Federation's press secretary, who was also attending the World Chess Championship.

At approximately 2:40 a.m. on November 9, 2016, news reports stated that candidate Clinton had called President-Elect Trump to concede. At  wrote to Dmitriev, "Putin has won."