version dec story correct paragraph add new paragraph clarify nature u.s. sanction patricia zengerle washington erik prince founder military contractor blackwater supporter president donald trump tell u.s. lawmakers discuss u.s.-russia relations meet seychelles russian business executive tie kremlin insist discuss sanction transcript release wednesday prince testimony last week u.s. house representatives intelligence committee prince say kirill dmitriev chief executive russian direct investment fund rdif meet half hour bar suggestion officials unite arab emirates rdif put u.s. sanction list 2015 time subsidiary veb russian state development bank long own bank remain subject limit sanction americans prohibit provide extend debt equity finance sanction entities subsidiaries rdif however fund raise debt equity finance third party accord lawyer represent fund house intelligence panel one three congressional committees special counsel investigate u.s. allegations russian interference 2016 u.s. election possibility collusion trump associate moscow russia deny attempt influence u.s. campaign trump deny collusion prince call testify seychelles meet jan. 11 2017 washington post late describe effort connect incoming trump administration moscow meet committee voluntarily attorney prince say travel seychelles business meet uae officials include crown prince mohammed bin zayed suggest talk dmitriev meet mention guy meet also town see kirill dmitriev russia prince tell members house committee accord transcript fly meet russian guy prince say prince tell reporters interview panel waste time taxpayer money fish expedition prince donate trump campaign make multiple visit trump tower new york say write foreign policy memos republican candidate deliver trump campaign manager steve bannon democratic committee members note prince say bannon tell secret meet trump tower december 2016 uae officials shortly january seychelles meet prince say meet trump fundraiser elect president november 2016. prince sister betsy devos trump secretary education prince say discuss u.s.-russia relations dmitriev broad term franklin roosevelt work joseph stalin ukraine terror famine kill tens millions citizens certainly least cooperate russians productive way defeat islamic state prince say tell dmitriev representative adam schiff top democrat committee say testimony release prince less forthcoming seek represent meet dmitriev coincidental prince also could adequately explain travel halfway around world meet uae officials ultimately head russian fund schiff say statement blackwater founder prince detail meet russian seychelles