Article snippet: Hillary Clinton that he was told would be helpful to his father's campaign, the president's eldest son said Sunday. The meeting took place at Trump Tower between Trump Jr., the president’s son-in-law Paul Manafort, and Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya on June 9, 2016. "I was asked to have a meeting by an acquaintance I knew from the 2013 Democratic National Committee and supporting Ms. Clinton. "Her statements were vague, ambiguous and made no sense. No details or supporting information was provided or even offered. It quickly became clear that she had no meaningful information," he said. Trump Jr. said that Veselnitskaya then changed the subject and began discussing the adoption of Russian children and moved the conversation towards the Magnitsky Act -- a 2012 bill that blocks certain Russian officials' entrance to the U.S. and their use of the U.S. banking system. After the act was passed, Russia stopped allowing Americans to adopt Russian children. Veselnitskaya is best known for her work against the Magnitsky Act. "It became clear to me that this was the true agenda all along and that the claims of potentially helpful information were a pretext for the meeting. I interrupted and advised her that my father was not an elected official, but rather a private citizen, and that her comments and concerns were better addressed if and when he held public office," Trump Jr. said in his statement. "The meeting lasted approximately 20 to 30 minutes. As ... Link to the full article to read more
Donald Trump Jr.: Russian attorney offered info on Hillary Clinton during campaign - ABC News
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