By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A damning email obtained by federal investigators revealed that Donald Trump Jr. was informed that the Russian government had compromising information about Hillary Clinton that was intended sabotage her election chances.
The email, reviewed by the New York Times, contradicts Trump Jr.’s original assertions that he was meeting with a Russian lawyer to talk about adoptions.
This paragraph is particularly damaging to the president’s son.:
“Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material was part of a Russian government effort to aid his father’s candidacy, according to three people with knowledge of the email.”
The e-mail could play a key role in the ongoing probe by the Justice Department and congressional investigators, who are trying to determine whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to interfere with the presidential election.
Trump Jr.’s lawyer insisted his client did nothing wrong and will cooperate with investigators.
“In my view, this is much ado about nothing. During this busy period, Robert Goldstone contacted Don Jr. in an email and suggested that people had information concerning alleged wrongdoing by Democratic Party front-runner, Hillary Clinton, in her dealings with Russia,” he told The Times in an email on Monday. “Don Jr.’s takeaway from this communication was that someone had information potentially helpful to the campaign and it was coming from someone he knew. Don Jr. had no knowledge as to what specific information, if any, would be discussed.”
