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Trump Jr. May Have to Turn Over Emails and Phone Records to Investigators Soon

posted onAugust 3, 2017
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Article snippet: Posted at 10:00 pm on August 2, 2017 by Susan Wright Donald Trump Jr. isn’t out of the woods, by a long shot. The recent news that President Trump may have crafted his son’s initial response to questions about the June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer has only heightened the concerns of Congress. So concerning, that CBS News is reporting that congressional investigators want phone records and emails pertaining and surrounding that meeting, according to sources. Everyone in the Trump circle seems to be operating in a culture of dishonesty, and it’s going to cost them. The meeting, which took place at Trump Tower on June 9, 2016 was set up with the intention of gathering damaging oppo-research on Hillary Clinton. In emails made public, it was mentioned that this was the Russian government’s efforts to help Trump. Don Jr.’s response was, “I love it.” He later said that the meeting was just about a canceled adoption program for Russian children, but even if that’s the way it turned, that’s not the reason he agreed to meet with the lawyer, nor the reason he asked Kushner and Manafort to come, as well. The constant drip-drip of details is making it hard for even allies to step forward and defend. One former supporter is showing the wear. The meeting with the Russian lawyer is just the latest in a long line of questionable ties to Moscow for the Trump team. Link to the full article to read more

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