Article snippet: Ike Kaveladze, a vice president at a Russian real estate company with ties to Donald Trump Jr. expected to hear incriminating information about Hillary Clinton from a Russian lawyer. Kaveladze's attendance, first reported by The Washington Post, was confirmed by ABC News, which spoke with his attorney Tuesday. The meeting drew attention last week as possible evidence of a Trump campaign effort to collude with Russia after emails released by Trump Jr. documented his interest in the possibility of damaging intelligence about his father's Democratic rival. Kaveladze's attorney, Scott Balber, said that his client is an employee of the Crocus Group and that he attended at the request of the company’s president, Aras Agalarov, father of singer and businessman Emin Agalarov. Emin Agalarov was involved in the organization of the meeting with Trump Jr. via publicist Rob Goldstone, according to Trump Jr.'s emails. The Agalarovs worked with Trump to host the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow. Balber said Kaveladze does not remember speaking a word in the meeting beyond "hello" and said he was there to be a translator, but when he arrived, he discovered lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya already had one. Kaveladze's attorney added that he had no prior relationship with Veselnitskaya and he said “unequivocally” that Kaveladze has absolutely no connection to the Russian government. "Not in any respect, now or ever," said Balber. The attorney also confirmed that ... Link to the full article to read more