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Reported Attendees at Trump Jr. Meeting Increases to 8

CNN adds translator and family representative to list

(Newser) - The number of people who attended a meeting in which Donald Trump Jr. had been promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton continues to grow. CNN reports there were at least eight people at the June 2016 meeting—two more than previously believed. A source says the unreported attendees were a...

Another Russian Attended the Trump Jr. Meeting
Another Russian
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Jul 14, 2017 2:59 PM CDT

Another Russian Attended the Trump Jr. Meeting

Rinat Akhmetshin reportedly worked in Soviet counterintelligence

(Newser) - Another intriguing detail to Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer: We already knew that he, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort were in the room. Now comes word that Veselnitskaya brought along a Russian-born lobbyist described by NBC News as a "former Soviet counterintelligence...

Amid Trump Jr. Mess, 2 Big Stories Got Underplayed

Mosul and the slaying of an NYPD officer, writes Peggy Noonan

(Newser) - Three big stories unfolded this week, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal . The problem is that while one of them—the Donald Trump Jr. saga —got wall-to-wall coverage, the other two didn't get anywhere near the attention they deserved. The first is the recapturing of Mosul...

US Spies Heard Russians Discussing Trump Aides in 2015

Pre-campaign recordings are again under review

(Newser) - Investigators are re-examining overheard conversations in which Russian government officials discuss dealings with Donald Trump's associates, given confirmation of Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer, US officials say. Though the conversations were recorded by US intelligence in early 2015, months before Trump announced his campaign...

Trump Fuming About More Leaks Over Russia Story

White House trying to figure out who's got it out for Trump Jr.

(Newser) - President Trump returned to a familiar phrase Wednesday morning in tweeting about the Russia investigation that has now enveloped his oldest son . He tweeted that the inquiry is "the greatest Witch Hunt in political history" and said Donald Trump Jr. was "open, transparent and innocent" after the younger...

Trump Jr.: I'd Do Things a 'Little Differently' Now

And he says he didn't tell his father about the meeting

(Newser) - Donald Trump Jr. admitted to Sean Hannity on Tuesday night that he "probably would have done things a little differently" if he had known his meeting with a Russian lawyer claiming to have information on Hillary Clinton would cause such an uproar. It was "pre-Russia fever," the...

Sources: Justice Dept. Special Counsel Will Probe Trump Jr.

As part of its broader investigation into alleged Russian meddling, sources say

(Newser) - The Donald Trump Jr. Russia email controversy will, according to a US official who spoke to CNN , be probed by Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators. The investigators will look into Trump Jr.'s emails with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 US presidential election as part...

Trump Praises His Son as Critics See &#39;Smoking Gun&#39;
Trump Praises
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Critics See
'Smoking Gun'
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Jul 11, 2017 3:31 PM CDT

Trump Praises His Son as Critics See 'Smoking Gun'

Newly released emails ramp up the Trump-Russia story

(Newser) - President Trump has weighed in for the first time on the unfolding story involving son Donald Trump Jr. and his meeting with a Russian lawyer. "My son is a high-quality person, and I applaud his transparency," the president said in a statement read by deputy press chief Sarah...

'I Love It,' Trump Jr. Responded to Prospect of Info From Russia

He releases full email chain setting up last year's meeting

(Newser) - The dribs and drabs about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer just ramped up significantly. The president's son tweeted out his full email exchange with an ally in Russia who set up last year's meeting, reports the Hill . Part one is here , and the...

Russian Lawyer: Trump Jr. Asked Only One Question

He wanted to know if she had info on iffy financial donations to Democrats

(Newser) - The Russian lawyer who has emerged front and center in the new Trump-Russia stories tells NBC News that she has no ties to the Kremlin or any damning information about Hillary Clinton or Democrats. In describing her 20- to 30-minute meeting with Donald Trump Jr. last year, Natalia Veselnitskaya said...

Trump Jr. 'Was Told Russia Wanted to Help Campaign'

His lawyer says report is 'much ado about nothing'

(Newser) - Another Donald Trump Jr. bombshell: Before his meeting with a Kremlin-linked Russian lawyer last year, the Trump son was told via email the meeting was part of a Russian effort to help his father's campaign, reports the New York Times , which cites "three people with knowledge of the...

How Miss Universe Connected Trump Jr. With Russian Lawyer

A request allegedly led to a request

(Newser) - As his father often does, Donald Trump Jr. took to Twitter in the wake of his headline-grabbing admission that he met with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya last year after being told she had information that could help his father's campaign. "Obviously I'm the first person on a...

Trump Jr. Admits Russian Offered Dirt on Clinton

Sources say it was only reason he agreed to meeting

(Newser) - Donald Trump Jr. has revealed the real reason for his meeting with a Russian lawyer last year: He says Natalia Veselnitskaya told him she had information that could help his father's campaign. In a statement Sunday, Trump Jr. said during the June 2016 meeting, the lawyer told him "...

Trump Jr. Meeting With Russian Lawyer Now in Spotlight

It's the first known one between Trump campaign officials and a Russian national

(Newser) - President Trump says it's time to "move forward" with Moscow, but the New York Times is out with a front-page story on another meeting between his aides and a Russian figure during the campaign. This one took place two weeks after Trump clinched the GOP nomination and was...

Trump's Son Backs Up One Comey Assertion

Donald Trump Jr. says his dad told Comey he hoped Flynn investigation would stop

(Newser) - When James Comey was finished testifying before a Senate panel, President Trump's attorney quickly rebutted one key part of his testimony. The president, he said, “never, in form or substance, directed or suggested that Mr. Comey stop investigating anyone.” But in an appearance on Fox News Saturday,...

Campaign Travels Inspired New Trump Hotel Chain

They're calling it 'American Idea'

(Newser) - The sons of President Trump say their company is launching a new hotel chain inspired by their travels with their father's campaign. The Trump Organization, which is calling the new mid-market chain "American Idea," says it will start with three hotels in Mississippi. At a party at...

Trump Jr. Isn't Ruling Out a Future Political Career

But he says he won't run for NY governor in 2018

(Newser) - Donald Trump Jr., rumored to be eyeing a move to follow his father's footsteps into politics, will not be a candidate for governor of New York next year but is not ruling out a possible run for office in the future. The younger Trump, in an interview Monday with...

Trump Son Slammed for Response to London Attack

He tweeted months-old remark from mayor

(Newser) - President Trump's oldest son was slammed Wednesday for what was seen as a political attack on London's mayor within hours of a terrorist attack that left five people dead and dozens injured. "You have to be kidding me?!: Terror attacks are part of living in big city,...

Trump Jr: &#39;Zero Contact&#39; With Dad



Trump Jr:
'Zero Contact'
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Mar 12, 2017 12:31 PM CDT

Trump Jr: 'Zero Contact' With Dad

President's son hints that politics still calls to him in first speech since inauguration

(Newser) - "I'm watching more take place in two months than I saw in two terms before," is how Donald Trump Jr. sums up his father's job performance in the Oval Office, but he's doing his observing from the sidelines, having taken the reins of the Trump...

Group Linked to Trump Sons Offered Access for $500K

That included a photo with the president-elect

(Newser) - In another Trump connection likely to make ethicists scratch their heads , or possibly tear their hair out, a nonprofit linked to Donald Trump's two adult sons tried to sell access to Trump the day after his inauguration. The recently created "Opening Day Foundation" is holding a hunting-themed fundraiser...

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