By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether Donald Trump tried to hide the purpose of a 2016 meeting between his son Donald Trump Jr. and a Kremlin-linked lawyers at Trump Tower.
The president initially denied knowledge of the meeting until it was revealed by the New York Times. The president helped his son draft a statement to address the meeting to the media.
“Even if Trump is not charged with a crime as a result of the statement, it could be useful to Mueller’s team to show Trump’s conduct to a jury that may be considering other charges,” an unidentified source told NBC.
Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer after she pledged to provide incriminating information about Hillary Clinton.
In early August, Mueller issued grand jury subpoenas related to the meeting.
