Article snippet: Oregon Sen. MORE. Trump Jr., campaign manager Paul Manafort, and Jared Kushner all met with the attorney. Trump Jr. has defended himself in following days by saying that the meeting was a "waste of time," and that no information was obtained. Merkley said that Trump Jr.'s defense that he obtained no useful information was "not the question." "That's not the question. The question is, whether you were aware of an ongoing Russian effort, which this email lays out, whether you were meeting to obtain information, which they admit that they were." "What we know is that the campaign manager, son, and son-in-law went into that meeting with the expectation of meeting with a Russian government attorney," Merkley said. "Their expectation was that this was someone tied in to Team Putin." On Tuesday, Trump defended his eldest son, calling Trump Jr. "a great person who loves our country." The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more