Article snippet: 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. Now, for the first time, a top campaign official -- the president’s own son, in this case -- has conceded meeting with a lawyer with ties to the Kremlin, with the specific expectation that now-President Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, would be discussed. That knocks down a string of strident denials from President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and a range of officials both inside and outside government. Donald Trump Jr.’s previous statement, denying any campaign-related meeting with Russian nationals, is just one among many representations that now appear to be utterly false. “Did I meet with people that were Russian? I’m sure, I’m sure I did,” he told The New York Times in March. “But none that were set up. None that I can think of at the moment. And certainly none that I was representing the campaign in any way, shape or form.” Donald Trump Jr. now joins Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on a list of Trump campaign officials who had meetings with Russians during the campaign. That’s all fodder for the special counsel and congressional commi... Link to the full article to read more