By Ed Rogers Special to The Washington Post What has really happened since Donald Trump Jr. released his email chain setting up a meeting last June with a Russian lawyer? Are Democrats and their allies in the media any closer to having their high crime or misdemeanor? Answer: No. As Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz […]
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Like father, like son
The old adage “like father, like son” holds true for the Trump family. When asked by officials if he had any dealings with the Russians, Donald Trump Jr. replied that he had not. His father has the art of making false statements down to a science, too. Trump Jr.’s lawyer made the lame excuse that […]
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Russian-American lobbyist says he was in meeting with Donald Trump Jr.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian-American lobbyist says he attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump’s son, marking another shift in the account of a discussion that was billed as part of a Russian government effort to help the Republican’s White House campaign. Rinat Akhmetshin confirmed his participation to The Associated Press on Friday. […]
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White House under siege as Russia revelations keep coming
WASHINGTON — The White House has been thrust into chaos after days of ever-worsening revelations about a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a lawyer characterized as representing the Russian government, as the president fumes against his enemies and senior aides circle each other with suspicion, according to top White House officials and outside advisers. […]
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Donald Trump Jr. releases emails showing plans to get Russian aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s eldest son released an email chain Tuesday that shows him discussing plans to hear damaging information on Hillary Clinton that were described as “part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.” The emails are the first documentary evidence of a top Trump associate knowingly engaging with what they […]
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White House downplays meeting of Donald Trump Jr. and Russian lawyer
President Trump’s eldest son admitted on June 9 to meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign, after she promised him damaging information about Hillary Clinton. The revelation comes after months of the White House denying campaign contacts with Russians. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday was forced […]
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Susan Collins calls for Donald Trump Jr. to tell senators about meeting with Russian
Maine’s senior senator is calling for Donald Trump Jr. to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee that’s probing possible collusion between the president’s campaign and Russia during last year’s election. Republican Susan Collins told reporters Monday the panel “needs to interview him and others” who attended a meeting in June 2016 in Trump Tower where […]
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Trump Jr. confirms he met with Russian who said she had info on Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s eldest son changed his account over the weekend of a meeting he had with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign, saying Sunday that the woman told him she had information about Democrat Hillary Clinton. A statement from Donald Trump Jr. one day earlier made no mention of Clinton. […]
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Donald Trump Jr. changed his account of meeting with Russian lawyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s eldest son changed his account over the weekend of a meeting he had with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign, saying Sunday that the woman told him she had information about Democrat Hillary Clinton. A statement from Donald Trump Jr. one day earlier made no mention of Clinton. […]
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Donald Trump Jr. takes a jab at non-endorsing Republicans
During a campaign swing through the area Tuesday, Donald Trump’s eldest son blasted Republican politicians who refuse to back his father. Trump said that GOP officeholders — including U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin — who don’t support their party’s presidential candidate are “just protecting themselves and the little environment they’ve created” […]