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Collusion

Confusion

In this photo taken July 11, 2017, Donald Trump Jr. is interviewed by host Sean Hannity on his Fox News Channel television program, in New York. A Russian-
American lobbyist says he attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump’s son, marking another shift in the account of a discussion that was billed as
part of a Russian government effort to help the Republican’s White House campaign.
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Russian-American Lobbyist Attended Trump Meeting

By DESMOND BUTLER dent Donald Trump’s son, Rinat Akhmetshin con- part of a Russian govern- meddle in the presiden-
CHAD DAY son-in-law and campaign firmed his involvement to ment effort to help the tial election — to help him
Associated Press chairman last year, the lob- The Associated Press in an Republican’s White House and thwart Hillary Clinton —
WASHINGTON (AP) — A byist said Friday, adding a interview. He had not been campaign. and whether they’ve been
prominent Russian-Ameri- new wrinkle to the Trump previously identified as a The meeting has height- forthcoming about their
can lobbyist and former So- team’s evolving explana- participant in the meet- ened questions about foreign contacts.
viet military officer attend- tions about the June 2016 ing at Trump Tower in New whether Trump’s associates
ed a meeting with Presi- session. York, which was billed as coordinated with Russia to Continued on Page 4

Trump, Administration Press Republicans to Back Health Bill

By ALAN FRAM crashing, with the president saying Republican governors and the ing thru ObamaCare, Republican
Associated Press wavering senators “must come nation’s largest doctors’ group. Senators must come through as
WASHINGTON (AP) — President through.” That complicated Senate Majority they have promised!” the presi-
Donald Trump and other admin- But the measure, culminating the Leader Mitch McConnell’s task of dent tweeted before departing
istration officials lobbied Republi- GOP’s seven years of pledging to preventing even a single addition- Paris, where he attended Bastille
cans Friday from both sides of the repeal President Barack Obama’s al GOP senator from rejecting the Day ceremonies.
Atlantic to keep the Senate GOP’s health care law, encountered legislation, which would kill it.
reworked health care bill from turbulence from two influential “After all of these years of suffer- Continued on Page 3