news on the russian attorney who attended trump jr meeting

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Jan 08, 2019 · NEW YORK (AP) — The Russian lawyer who attended the Trump Tower meeting that is a focus of the special counsel's investigation into possible collusion was charged with obstructing an unrelated...

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Who is the attorney for Magnitsky?

Fusion GPS has also worked on the campaign to raise questions about the story behind the Magnitsky Act. Alan Futerfas, the attorney retained by Donald Trump Jr., told NBC News two other people accompanied Veselnitskaya to the meeting — someone Futerfas described as a translator and someone he described as a "friend of Emin ...

Who is the chairman of the Judiciary Committee?

On April 4, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to the Homeland Security department seeking information about Akhmetshin, saying that Akhmetshin admitted to having a background in Soviet counterintelligence.

Who is Rinat Akhmetshin?

The lobbyist, first identified by the Associated Press as Rinat Akhmetshin, denies any current ties to Russian spy agencies. He accompanied the lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, to the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower attended by Donald Trump Jr.; Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law; and Paul Manafort, former chairman of the Trump campaign.

What did Goldstone say about Trump Jr?

that the meeting would be with a "Russian government attorney" and that the information was "part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump.". Trump Jr. responded enthusiastically, "If it's what you say I love it especially later in the summer.".

Who is Ken Dilanian?

Ken Dilanian and Natasha Lebedeva reported from Washington. Hallie Jackson reported from Paris. Ken Dilanian is a correspondent covering intelligence and national security for the NBC News Investigative Unit. Hallie Jackson is senior Washington correspondent for NBC News.

What is Magnitsky Act?

He had been working with Veselnitskaya on a campaign against the Magnitsky Act, a set of sanctions against alleged Russian human rights violators. That issue, which is also related to a ban on American adoptions of Russian children, is what Veselnitskaya told NBC News she discussed with the Trump team.

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