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WASHINGTON — Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material was part of a Russian government effort to aid his father’s candidacy, according to three people with knowledge of the email. The email to the younger Mr. Trump was sent by Rob Goldstone, a publicist and former British tabloid reporter who helped broker the June 2016 meeting. In a statement on Sunday, Mr.

WASHINGTON — Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material was part of a Russian government effort to aid his father’s candidacy, according to three people with knowledge of the email. The email to the younger Mr. Trump was sent by Rob Goldstone, a publicist and former British tabloid reporter who helped broker the June 2016 meeting. In a statement on Sunday, Mr.

Donald Trump Jr. has hired a lawyer to represent him in matters related to the investigation into Russian interference in last year's presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. Alan Futerfas, a criminal defense attorney based in New York City, will represent the president's eldest son. Donald Trump Jr.

The latest chapter in the saga relating to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is unfolding as it was revealed that Hillary Clinton’s campaign. He has since announced he has hired a lawyer and will be “happy to work with” the Senate committee investigating Russian meddling in the election. The details continue to emerge; here is the information available now. Trump, 39, the president’s eldest son, did not name the person who reportedly initiated the meeting. “I was asked to have a meet

A Secretary of Defense James Mattis for his school. Teddy Fischer, a sophomore at Mercer Island High School managed to conduct a full-length features interview with Mattis for his school paper the Islander on June 20 thanks to an inadvertent disclosure in a photo used by the Washington Post.

If they truly have nothing to hide, President Donald Trump, his family and his top associates have done a less than stellar job of establishing that. The latest admission by Donald Trump Jr. is particularly startling -- and especially problematic for the official line that the Trump campaign did not coordinate with the Russians.

Over 100 protesters from across the U.S. gathered outside high-profile Republican senators’ offices on Monday to voice their opposition to the GOP’s Senate bill that would repeal and replace the ACA). The demonstrators -- some of whom are doctors, nurses, health care aides and patients with chronic health conditions -- crowded around the offices and refused to leave, prompting the U.S. Capitol Police to physically remove them from the site. Organizers said demonstrators came from 21 U.S.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — A meeting between President Donald Trump’s eldest son and a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign occurred at the behest of a Moscow-based singer with family ties to Trump’s businesses, according to a participant in the talks. Donald Trump Jr.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump’s son not only met with a Russian lawyer, but he came away frustrated that she didn’t give him anything good.  Michael A. Cohen His defense seems to be that because no information was provided, no one should pay attention to it.  Donald Trump Jr. tweeted Monday that he’s ‘‘happy to work with the committee’’ after Susan Collins said he should be interviewed.

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