Trump Jr. Asked Russians For Dirt On Clinton: NBC

WASHINGTON, DC — A Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. at Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign said in a written statement that Trump Jr. asked her if she had information about illegal donations to the Clinton Foundation, NBC News reported Tuesday. The lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, said in a statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee that she did not have any such information and Trump Jr. misunderstood the nature of the meeting, according to the report.

Veselnitskaya said in her statement that Trump Jr. had been misled by Rob Goldstone, a music promoter who told Trump Jr. Veselnitskaya could provide incriminating information about Clinton. "Today, I understand why it took place to begin with and why it ended so quickly with a feeling of mutual disappointment and time wasted," Veselnitskaya wrote, according to NBC. "The answer lies in the roguish letters of Mr. Goldstone."

President Trump and multiple members of his campaign have repeatedly said that there was no "collusion" between them and the Russian government, which U.S. intelligence agencies believe engaged in covert action to influence the 2016 election. However, since the president's inauguration, numerous communications between Trump team members and Russia that were previously undisclosed have come to light.

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