Rancor at White House as Russia Story Refuses to Let the Page Turn

2017-07-13 0

Rancor at White House as Russia Story Refuses to Let the Page Turn
Both the younger Mr. Trump and the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, have said in recent days
that no incriminating information about Mrs. Clinton was actually passed along during the meeting at Trump Tower, but that Ms. Veselnitskaya did discuss American sanctions imposed on Russian human rights offenders.
The original statement, drafted aboard Air Force One by advisers and then approved by Mr. Trump, said only
that the Russian lawyer had discussed adoption policy during the meeting, without mentioning that the meeting had been offered as a chance to provide information about Mrs. Clinton’s dealings with Russia.
For months, Mr. Trump has dismissed suspicions of collusion between Russia and his team as “fake news” and a “total hoax.” His eldest son, likewise, had previously asserted
that talk of collusion was “disgusting” and “so phony.” Donald Trump Jr. said in a Fox News interview that he would have done things differently in retrospect, but he maintained he had done nothing improper.