an expanding media environment, shrugged my shoulders, and went on with life. I hadn't thought about Middle East Insight until its onetime publisher, George Nader, recently exploded into the news as an international man of mystery at the center of an apparent attempt to covertly influence the outcome of the las

f characters was fielding overtures and proposals from Russians or pro- Russian Ukrainians during the campaign and transition, including: Mr. Gerson; George Nader, the Lebanese- American with Trump campaign connections; Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump's former campaign chairman; Michael D. Cohen, the president's longt