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Monday 17 July 2017

Trump lawyer says nothing illegal in son’s Russia meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- In addition to Trump Jr.
dent Donald Trump’s attor- others in the Trump Tower
ney insisted Sunday there meeting included Trump’s
was nothing illegal in the son-in-law, Jared Kushner,
meeting Trump’s eldest son and Paul Manafort, both of
had with a Russian lawyer whom played major roles
during last year’s presiden- in the campaign.
tial campaign. “I want to hear from every-
Donald Trump Jr.’s willing- one in that meeting and
ness to meet with the law- get their version of the sto-
yer in the expectation of re- ry, as well as I think we may
ceiving incriminating infor- find out there may have
mation about Democratic been other meetings as
candidate Hillary Clinton well. We don’t know that
has raised new questions yet,” Warner, D-Va., said
about possible collusion on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
between the Trump cam- Sekulow said he was not
paign and Russia. The in- aware of any other meet-
formation had been de- ings involving Russians. “I
scribed as “part of Russia represent the president of
and its government’s sup- the United States, but Don-
port for Mr. Trump.” ald Trump Jr. said not in the
The president’s attorney, context of formal meet-
Jay Sekulow, defended ings. He said he may have
Trump and his son in a se- met with Russian people,
ries of appearances Sun- as a lot of people meet
day on five television net- In this photo taken July 11, 2017, Donald Trump Jr. is interviewed by host Sean Hannity on his Fox with Russian people, so
works. News Channel television program, in New York. Associated Press that’s not unusual,” Seku-
“Nothing in that meeting low said on CNN’s “State
that would have taken the law appears aimed at “love” Russia’s help in ob- Press. of the Union.”
place, even if it was about moving beyond the shift- taining incriminating infor- Sen. Mark Warner, the top Trump himself came to the
the topic of an opposition ing accounts of the meet- mation about the Demo- Democrat on the Senate defense of his son, who he
research paper from a Rus- ing given by Trump Jr. At cratic nominee. Intelligence Committee, said “is being scorned by
sian lawyer, is illegal or a first, the June 2016 meet- The number of people said Sunday that he wants the Fake News Media.” The
violation of the law,” Seku- ing was said to be about known to be at the meet- everyone who attended president ended a series of
low said on “Fox News Sun- a Russian adoption pro- ing also changed over the meeting to appear be- Sunday morning tweets by
day,” a point he repeated gram. Then, it was to hear time. As recently as Friday, fore his committee, one of writing: “With all of its phony
several times. He said the information about Clinton. Rinat Akhmetshin, a Rus- several in Congress investi- unnamed sources & highly
president did not attend Finally, Trump Jr. was com- sian-American lobbyist and gating Russia’s interference slanted & even fraudulent
the meeting and was not pelled to release emails former Soviet military offi- in the 2016 election and reporting, #Fake News is
aware of it. that revealed he had told cer, confirmed his partici- potential coordination with DISTORTING DEMOCRACY
The attorney’s focus on an associate that he would pation to The Associated the Trump campaign. in our country!”q

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