Trump Jr. confirms Russia meeting
10 July 2017 |
11:43 am
Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer in June 2016 after being promised compromising information on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported Sunday, citing anonymous sources.
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