russian attorney who met with trump jr. met with obama 8 days later

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Why did Donald Trump Jr meet with a Russian lawyer?

The Obama administration granted the Russian attorney who met with Donald Trump Jr. last June a special type of “parole” to be in the United States after she initially was denied a …

What was Trump Jr’s meeting with Natalia Veselnitskaya about?

Natalia Veselnitskaya was sitting with Obama’s Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul during a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, 8 days after cold-contacting Trump Jr. in Trump Tower. Here is another shot from the June 14, 2016 Congressional hearing on Russia and the Ukraine. MORE— That looks like Emin Agalarov sitting next to Natalia ...

Did Trump attend the Trump meeting with Russians?

Jan 08, 2019 · Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who was instrumental in arranging the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr. and other Trump advisers, was charged on Tuesday with obstructing justice...

Is it illegal to ask to meet with Trump Jr?

Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya reportedly lured Donald Trump Jr. and other members of his father’s presidential campaign team to a meeting at …

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Jul 14, 2017 · Nearly six months later, on June 7, 2016, Donald Trump Jr. received an email from publicist Rob Goldstone that said, "The Russian government attorney who is flying over from Moscow for this...

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When did Donald Trump Jr meet with a Russian lawyer?

Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer in July 2016 after learning she had damaging information about Hillary Clinton, the Democratic opponent of now-President Trump. But Trump Jr. and other key figures involved in the meeting downplayed the gathering when questioned by Senate investigators.

Who was in attendance at the Trump campaign meeting?

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort also attended the meeting, along with a translator. Rob Goldstone, a music publicist who set up the meeting, was also in attendance, as well as Rinat Akhmetshin, a prominent Russian-American lobbyist, Ike Kaveladze, a business associate of a Moscow-based developer ...

Did Veselnitskaya share the Magnitsky Act?

Trump Tower meeting transcripts released. Trump Jr. has maintained that Veselnitskaya did not have any information to share and instead wanted to discuss other matters, such as the Magnitsky Act which enacts sanctions on certain Russian officials as punishment for human rights violations.

Friends in high places

Veselnitskaya's role in the drama over the Trump campaign's Russian connections is rooted in her fight against Bill Browder, the American-born British businessman who has become a leading critic of the Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Blowback

The campaign to knock the wind out of Browder's sails began to draw blowback as the political climate changed.

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So What Was This Meeting About?

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Before Trump Jr. was set to meet with the Russian lawyer as his father campaigned for the presidency, Trump Jr. was told Veselnitskaya’s potentially damning information about Clinton was from the Kremlin, according to emails he released. Trump Jr. has maintained that Veselnitskaya did not have any informati…
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Was Anyone Else at The Meeting?

  • Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and then-campaign chairman Paul Manafortalso attended the meeting, along with a translator. Rob Goldstone, a music publicist who set up the meeting, was also in attendance, as well as Rinat Akhmetshin, a prominent Russian-American lobbyist, Ike Kaveladze, a business associate of a Moscow-based developer and a translator. A spokesperso…
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Didn’T Trump Jr. Publish The Emails About The Meeting?

  • Trump Jr. posted screenshots of multiple emails purportedly from Goldstone. In a June 3, 2016 email, Goldstone said he was asked to “contact you with something very interesting.” “The Crown prosecutor of Russia met with his father Aras this morning and in their meeting offered to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hilla…
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So Did Trump Jr. Break The Law?

  • As Trump Jr. does not have a position in his father’s administration, he is not required to disclose foreign contacts, according to The Associated Press. Foreign nationals are prohibited from providing "anything of value" to campaigns, and that same law also bars solicitation of such assistance. The law typically applies to monetary campaign contributions, but courts could cons…
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