Trump Jr. Accepts Meeting Explicitly Framed as "Russia and Its Government's Support"

| Importance: 6/10 | Status: confirmed

Donald Trump Jr. accepted meeting at Trump Tower after being promised “official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary” as “part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.” Meeting included Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, Rinat Akhmetshin (former Soviet counterintelligence officer), and others. Mueller team analyzed as potential campaign finance violation involving “thing of value” from foreign nationals. Trump personally dictated false statement claiming meeting was about Russian adoptions, deleting acknowledgment of political dirt.

Key Actors

Donald Trump Jr. Jared Kushner Paul Manafort Natalia Veselnitskaya Rinat Akhmetshin Rob Goldstone Donald Trump

Tags

foreign-interference campaign-finance-violation russian-collusion obstruction disinformation kleptocracy

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