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Trump Jr. spent nearly 8 hours with House Committee, bickered over comparison to Clinton's Benghazi testimony - ABC News

posted onDecember 7, 2017
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Article snippet: Donald Trump Jr.'s interview Wednesday with the House Intelligence Committee focused mainly on three areas, sources with knowledge of the interview told ABC News: The June 2016 meeting between Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and a Russian attorney; Trump Jr.'s conversations with Wikileaks; and past business by the Trump Organization. At one point, hours into the meeting, multiple sources with knowledge tell ABC News that Trump Jr.’s lawyers asked how many more questions the committee had. The sources said Benghazi investigation and they were nowhere near that point. It was then that Trump Jr., per the sources, said Clinton's testimony was not the same: she was testifying about the 2012 attack in Benghazi where four Americans were killed. Trump Jr. declined to discuss details of a conversation he told investigators he had with his father after reports about the Trump Tower meeting emerged, citing attorney client privilege, according to the top Democrat on the panel. The sources tell ABC News that the committee's questions focused on what information was exchanged during the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting in New York City, and the president's oldest son indicated the short gathering did not produce any information and ended quickly. Sources said Trump Jr. told investigators he spoke with his father after reports surfaced about his controversial Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton. He also told the commi... Link to the full article to read more

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