Blackwater founder who reportedly had secret meeting with Russian official releases statement blasting intelligence community

AP Photos/Susan Walsh Erik Prince, the Blackwater founder who reportedlymet with a Russian close to President Vladimir Putinto create a communication back-channel between then-President-elect Donald Trump and Russia, blasted the intelligence community in a statement Tuesday. Prince attended asecret meeting in the Seychelles islands days before Trump's inauguration to discuss establishing the back-channel, The Washington Post reported Monday. In his statement Tuesday, Prince didn't deny attending...