David Enders

"Enders said that a few weeks before the election, he reported to a Dupont Circle-area hotel to videotape interviews with Turkish citizens who offered comments critical of Gulen. Aspects of the arrangement were unusual. Enders said a former CNN anchor, Rudi Bakhtiar, did the interviews, but didn’t know who she was interviewing before she arrived. The questions for the interviewees were prepared by Rafiekian, said Enders. Enders said Rafiekian stressed not to draw attention as he moved his equipment into the hotel. “I was asked to do it in multiple trips so as to be discreet,” said the journalist, who’s now based in Beirut and testified under subpoena. “He did indicate he didn’t want Flynn Intel Group connected to what we were doing.”