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Article snippet: Former ethics lawyers for Presidents George W. Bush and MORE. Norman Eisen and Richard Painter wrote in the New York Times that MORE Jr.'s actions raised a slough of new issues for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner. "It raises a host of potential criminal and other legal violations for Donald Jr. and others involved, including his brother-in-law Jared Kushner; Paul Manafort, the campaign chairman at the time; and perhaps the president himself," the two wrote. "But," the lawyers warned, Trump Jr.'s actions "should not be exaggerated: The investigation has much further to go before Donald Jr.’s liability, or that of others, can be finally assessed." "Although we do not yet have enough facts to judge, Donald Jr. and others may also be liable for conspiracy with respect to espionage, depending on how any illicit information was obtained and the level of their awareness of any spying," the former ethics czars wrote. The lawyers dismissed Trump Jr.'s explanation that the meeting was "nothing" as a "nonsense" excuse. "The defense that this was a routine meeting to hear about opposition research is nonsense," they wrote. "As ethics lawyers, we have worked on political campaigns for decades and have never heard of an offer like this one." "If we had, we would have insisted upon immediate notification of the F.B.I., and so would any normal campaign lawyer, official or even senior volunteer." The ethics lawyers said tha... Link to the full article to read more