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‘No collusion’ with Russians, Trump Jr. tells US senators

a Russian lawyer last year. election. A grand jury used
However, Donald Trump Jr. by Mueller as part of his
insisted that neither he nor investigation has already
anyone else he knows col- heard testimony about the
luded with any foreign gov- meeting, which besides
ernment during the presi- Trump Jr., included the
dential campaign. president’s son-in-law, Jar-
His description of a June ed Kushner, and his then-
2016 meeting at Trump Tow- campaign chairman, Paul
er, delivered in an opening Manafort.
statement at the outset of In Thursday’s prepared
a closed-door Senate Ju- remarks, which were ob-
diciary Committee staff in- tained by The Associated
terview, provided his most Press, Trump Jr. sought
detailed account of an en- to explain emails he re-
counter that has attracted leased two months ago
the attention of congressio- that showed him agreeing
nal investigators and spe- to the meeting, which had
cial counsel Robert Mueller. been described as part
It is also the first known in- of a Russian government
stance of Trump Jr. giving effort to help his father’s
his version of the meeting in campaign.
a setting that could expose In his new statement, he
him to legal jeopardy. It’s a said he was skeptical of the
In this April 17, 2017 file photo, Donald Trump Jr., the son of President Donald Trump, speaks to
media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump Jr. told a Senate committee crime to lie to Congress. outreach by music publi-
Thursday that neither he nor anyone else he knows colluded with any foreign government during Multiple congressional cist Rob Goldstone, who
the presidential campaign. committees and Mueller’s said he had information
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) team of prosecutors are that could be damaging
By MARY JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- to receiving information investigating whether the to Clinton. But Trump Jr.
ERIC TUCKER dent Donald Trump’s eldest about Hillary Clinton’s “fit- Trump campaign coordi- said he thought he “should
JONATHAN LEMIRE son told a Senate commit- ness, character or qualifi- nated with Russia to influ- listen to what Rob and his
Associated Press tee Thursday he was open cations” in a meeting with ence the outcome of the colleagues had to say.”q
Trump tweets reassurance about DACA at Pelosi’s urging

By ERICA WERNER Minority Leader Nancy Pe- reassurances to the immi- is ending. And the presi- weekly news conference
Associated Press losi urged President Donald grants who benefit from a dent obliged, in the latest that Trump has indicated his
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Trump Thursday to tweet program his administration instance of Trump doing the support and willingness to
bidding of leaders of the sign into law the Dream Act,
opposition. The president legislation that would give a
tweeted, “For all of those path to legalization to the
(DACA) that are concerned immigrants brought to the
about your status during the country as children.
6 month period, you have “We made it very clear in
nothing to worry about - No the course of the conversa-
Located in the Riu Antilles Resort (Formerly the Westin Resort) action!” He was referring to tion that the priority was to
Deferred Action for Child-
pass the Dream Act, that
FREE TRANSPORTATION TO THE CASINO FROM ALL hood Arrivals, which Presi- we wanted to do it, obvious-
HIGH RISE AND LOW RISE HOTELS AND TIMESHARES. dent Barack Obama cre- ly it has to be bipartisan, the
CALL 525-7777 FOR MORE INFORMATION ated through administrative president said he supports
action in 2012. Trump on that, he would sign it, but we
LIVE POKER Tuesday ordered an end to have to get it passed, and
the program but gave Con-
that’s a high priority,” Pe-
gress six months to act on it. losi said. In response, White
GAMES START 8 PM TO THE WEE HOURS Notwithstanding his tweet, House spokeswoman Sarah
the nearly 800,000 immi- Huckabee Sanders said
grants who obtained tem- only that Trump “is focused
1-2.....2-5......5-5 1-3.....2-5......5-5 porary work permits and on responsible immigration
$100 HIGH HAND BONUSES EVERY HOUR deportation protections via reform and wants to work
OVER $20,000 PER WEEK GIVEN OUT IN HIGH HAND BONUSES DACA cannot necessar- with both sides to achieve
ily rest easy. Any of them it.” Shortly after Trump’s
CRAPS whose protections expire tweet appeared Thursday
within the next six months morning, Pelosi told fellow
ONLY CASINO IN ARUBA TO OFFER 3, 4 & 5 TIME ODDS have until early October to Democrats at a closed-
reapply, and others face an door meeting that she had
uncertain future. spoken with the president
SPORTSBOOK It’s not clear whether Con- and asked him to send it, in
gress will actually be able order to make clear to the
LIVE SIMULCAST OF ALL MAJOR TRACKS to solve the problem in six so-called “Dreamers” that
THROUGHOBRED AND HARNESS months, or what Trump will they wouldn’t be subject to
do if lawmakers don’t act. deportation during the six-
Pelosi told reporters at her month window.q