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Junior's statement regarding the meeting
!["I was asked to have a meeting by an acquaintance I knew from the 2013 Miss Universe pageant with an individual who I was told might have information helpful to the campaign. I was not told her name prior to the meeting. I asked Jared and Paul to attend, but told them nothing of the substance. We had a meeting in June 2016. After pleasantries were exchanged, the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to Russia were funding the Democratic National Committee and supporting Ms. Clinton. Her statements were vague, ambiguous and made no sense. No details or supporting information was provided or even offered. It quickly became clear that she had no meaningful information She then changed subjects and began discussing the adoption of Russian children and mentioned the Magnitsky Act. It became clear to me that this was the true agenda all along and that the claims of potentially helpful information were a pretext for the meeting. I interrupted and advised her that my father was not an elected official, but rather a private citizen, and that her comments and concems were better addressed if and when he held public office. The meeting lasted approximately 20 to 30 minutes. As it ended, my acquaintance apologized for taking up our time. That was the end of it and there was no further contact or follow-up of any kind. My father knew nothing of the meeting or these events. Donald Trump Jr.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/273/615/e56.jpg)
!["I was asked to have a meeting by an acquaintance I knew from the 2013 Miss Universe pageant with an individual who I was told might have information helpful to the campaign. I was not told her name prior to the meeting. I asked Jared and Paul to attend, but told them nothing of the substance. We had a meeting in June 2016. After pleasantries were exchanged, the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to Russia were funding the Democratic National Committee and supporting Ms. Clinton. Her statements were vague, ambiguous and made no sense. No details or supporting information was provided or even offered. It quickly became clear that she had no meaningful information She then changed subjects and began discussing the adoption of Russian children and mentioned the Magnitsky Act. It became clear to me that this was the true agenda all along and that the claims of potentially helpful information were a pretext for the meeting. I interrupted and advised her that my father was not an elected official, but rather a private citizen, and that her comments and concems were better addressed if and when he held public office. The meeting lasted approximately 20 to 30 minutes. As it ended, my acquaintance apologized for taking up our time. That was the end of it and there was no further contact or follow-up of any kind. My father knew nothing of the meeting or these events. Donald Trump Jr.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/273/615/e56.jpg)
Russiagate
Natalia baited the Trump campaign so damn hard
![It is unclear whether the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, actually produced the promised compromising information about Mrs. Clinton. But the people interviewed by The Times about the meeting said the expectation was that she would do so.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/273/613/520.jpg)
![It is unclear whether the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, actually produced the promised compromising information about Mrs. Clinton. But the people interviewed by The Times about the meeting said the expectation was that she would do so.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/273/613/520.jpg)
Russiagate
More evidence of collusion with the Trump campaign
![The meeting - at Trump Tower on June 9, 2016, two weeks after Donald J. Trump clinched the Republican nomination - points to the central question in federal investigations of the Kremlin's meddling in the presidential election: whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians. The accounts of the meeting represent the first public indıcation that at least some in the campaign were willing to accept Russian help.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/273/612/e3e.jpg)
![The meeting - at Trump Tower on June 9, 2016, two weeks after Donald J. Trump clinched the Republican nomination - points to the central question in federal investigations of the Kremlin's meddling in the presidential election: whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians. The accounts of the meeting represent the first public indıcation that at least some in the campaign were willing to accept Russian help.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/273/612/e3e.jpg)
Russiagate
Baited so hard...
![In a statement on Sunday, Donald Trump Jr. said he had met with the Russian lawyer at the request of an acquaintance. "After pleasantries were exchanged," he said, "the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to Russia were funding the Democratic National Committee and supporting Ms. Clinton. Her statements were vague, ambiguous and made no sense. No details or supporting information was provided or even offered. It quickly became clear that she had no meaningful information 05 He said she then turned the conversation to adoption of Russian children and the Magnitsky Act, an American law that blacklists suspected Russian human rights abusers. The law so enraged Mr. Putin that he retaliated by halting American adoptions of Russian children. "It became clear to me that this was the true agenda all along and that the claims of potentially helpful information were a pretext for the meeting." Mr. Trump said. When he was first asked about the meeting on Saturday, he said only that it was primarily about adoptions and mentioned nothing about Mrs. Clinton.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/273/610/aac.jpg)
![In a statement on Sunday, Donald Trump Jr. said he had met with the Russian lawyer at the request of an acquaintance. "After pleasantries were exchanged," he said, "the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to Russia were funding the Democratic National Committee and supporting Ms. Clinton. Her statements were vague, ambiguous and made no sense. No details or supporting information was provided or even offered. It quickly became clear that she had no meaningful information 05 He said she then turned the conversation to adoption of Russian children and the Magnitsky Act, an American law that blacklists suspected Russian human rights abusers. The law so enraged Mr. Putin that he retaliated by halting American adoptions of Russian children. "It became clear to me that this was the true agenda all along and that the claims of potentially helpful information were a pretext for the meeting." Mr. Trump said. When he was first asked about the meeting on Saturday, he said only that it was primarily about adoptions and mentioned nothing about Mrs. Clinton.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/273/610/aac.jpg)
Russiagate
Trump Jr. admits to colluding with Russians
![Another meeting that Jared forgot to include in his SF86 form.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/273/609/fe3.jpg)
![Another meeting that Jared forgot to include in his SF86 form.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/273/609/fe3.jpg)
Russiagate
Prosecutors =/= Investigators
![SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT MUELLER hasn't hired investigators he's hired Prosecutors](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/273/607/867.jpg)
![SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT MUELLER hasn't hired investigators he's hired Prosecutors](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/273/607/867.jpg)
Russiagate
You know the joke
![17 Hiami Herald](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/273/606/47d.jpg)
![17 Hiami Herald](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/273/606/47d.jpg)
Russiagate
Like Bankers accepting bank robbers didn't rob the bank
![The Associated Press @AP BREAKING: Russian foreign minister says Trump accepted Putin's assurances that Russia didn't meddle in the U.S. election. 7/7/17, 1:44 PM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/273/605/82c.jpg)
![The Associated Press @AP BREAKING: Russian foreign minister says Trump accepted Putin's assurances that Russia didn't meddle in the U.S. election. 7/7/17, 1:44 PM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/273/605/82c.jpg)
Russiagate
3-Dimensional Candy Land
![Three-dimensional chess meets three-dimensiona Candy Land.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/272/770/a70.jpg)
![Three-dimensional chess meets three-dimensiona Candy Land.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/272/770/a70.jpg)
Russiagate
Yeah, tell us...
![SO, TELL ME AGAIN HOW COLLUSION IS A GOOD THING 'M LISTENING imgflip.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/272/279/c44.jpg)
![SO, TELL ME AGAIN HOW COLLUSION IS A GOOD THING 'M LISTENING imgflip.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/272/279/c44.jpg)
Russiagate
Sater cooperating with the money laundering aspect of Special Counsel investigation
![Mr Sater has now agreed to co-operate with an international investigation into the alleged money-laundering network, five people with knowledge of the matter said. The co-operation has included working with a team of lawyers and private declined to comment. In Kazakhstan as in other former Soviet states, Mr Trump's sprawling business interests threaten to impinge on the president as he manages American foreign policy commitments in the region.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/272/278/b13.jpg)
![Mr Sater has now agreed to co-operate with an international investigation into the alleged money-laundering network, five people with knowledge of the matter said. The co-operation has included working with a team of lawyers and private declined to comment. In Kazakhstan as in other former Soviet states, Mr Trump's sprawling business interests threaten to impinge on the president as he manages American foreign policy commitments in the region.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/272/278/b13.jpg)
Russiagate
Felix Flipped
![Felix SaterAdd to myFT Russia-born dealmaker linked to Trump assists laundering probe Spells BAD news for Trump. Felix Sater, who worked on Trump Soho, turns against Kazakh former business partners](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/272/273/33d.jpg)
![Felix SaterAdd to myFT Russia-born dealmaker linked to Trump assists laundering probe Spells BAD news for Trump. Felix Sater, who worked on Trump Soho, turns against Kazakh former business partners](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/272/273/33d.jpg)
Russiagate
The Axis of Oil
![TRUMP OL C. SC0 OLL N. ROLL CALL caglecartoons.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/272/270/f0c.jpg)
![TRUMP OL C. SC0 OLL N. ROLL CALL caglecartoons.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/272/270/f0c.jpg)
Russiagate
Putins owns the Republican party
![NOW I DON'T JUST OWN YOUR DONALD TRUMP OWN YOUR REPUBLICAN HOUSE AND SENATE TOO littlegreenfootb alls.com/memes](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/271/807/8df.jpg)
![NOW I DON'T JUST OWN YOUR DONALD TRUMP OWN YOUR REPUBLICAN HOUSE AND SENATE TOO littlegreenfootb alls.com/memes](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/271/807/8df.jpg)
Russiagate
Exxon-Mobil lobbyist Pete Sessions claims Russians sanctions "hurt business"
!["We should not move it straight to the floor," House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, told CNN. He has expressed his concerns about some provisions in the bill problems to companies in Dallas, Texas, that l represent" and argued it could put them at a competitive disadvantage Il thathe says are "huge](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/271/806/7de.jpg)
!["We should not move it straight to the floor," House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, told CNN. He has expressed his concerns about some provisions in the bill problems to companies in Dallas, Texas, that l represent" and argued it could put them at a competitive disadvantage Il thathe says are "huge](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/271/806/7de.jpg)
Russiagate
Peter Smith's involvement
![Then, a few weeks into my interactions with Smith, he sent me a document, ostensibly a cover page for a dossier of opposition research to be compiled by Smith's group, and which purported to clear up who was involved. The document was entitled "A Demonstrative Pedagogical Summary to be Developed and Released Prior to November 8, 2016," and dated September 7. It detailed a company Smith and his colleagues had set up as a vehicle to conduct the research: "KLS Research", set up as a Delaware LLC "to avoid campaign reporting," and listing four groups who were involved in one way or another. The first group, entitled "Trump Campaign (in coordination to the extent permitted as an independent expenditure)" listed a number of senior campaign officials: Steve Bannon, Kellyanne Conway, Sam Clovis, Lt. Gen. Flynn and Lisa Nelson. The largest group named a number of "independent groups / organizations/ individuals /resources to be deployed." My name appears on this list. At the time, I didn't recognize most of the others; however, several made headlines in the weeks immediatelv prior to the election](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/271/803/e60.jpg)
![Then, a few weeks into my interactions with Smith, he sent me a document, ostensibly a cover page for a dossier of opposition research to be compiled by Smith's group, and which purported to clear up who was involved. The document was entitled "A Demonstrative Pedagogical Summary to be Developed and Released Prior to November 8, 2016," and dated September 7. It detailed a company Smith and his colleagues had set up as a vehicle to conduct the research: "KLS Research", set up as a Delaware LLC "to avoid campaign reporting," and listing four groups who were involved in one way or another. The first group, entitled "Trump Campaign (in coordination to the extent permitted as an independent expenditure)" listed a number of senior campaign officials: Steve Bannon, Kellyanne Conway, Sam Clovis, Lt. Gen. Flynn and Lisa Nelson. The largest group named a number of "independent groups / organizations/ individuals /resources to be deployed." My name appears on this list. At the time, I didn't recognize most of the others; however, several made headlines in the weeks immediatelv prior to the election](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/271/803/e60.jpg)
Russiagate