Meeting in France, the two presidents say Trump’s withdrawal from the international agreement shouldn’t prevent their countries from working together.
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Trump defends son as ‘open, transparent and innocent’ in Russian email controversy
Jay Sekulow, the president’s attorney, told NBC’s “Today” that Trump Jr. did not violate any laws by accepting the meeting.
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Analysis: Donald Trump Jr. may have crossed the legal line on collusion
The fact that he was told what the Russians were up to before agreeing to meet with them is as clear as intent can get, a prominent white collar lawyer says.
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Email exchange clearly contradicts denials of Russian role in Trump campaign
President Trump’s eldest son posts the 2016 emails on Twitter after The New York Times tells him it intends to publish their content.
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Russian lawyer describes being summoned to Trump Tower
Natalia Veselnitskaya tells NBC she didn’t have information on the Clinton campaign and has never worked for the Russian government.
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Trump Jr. says he knew Russian lawyer wanted to offer information on Clinton
The White House dismisses the significance of Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting, but The New York Times reports that he was told that the information was part of a Russian plan to help his father’s campaign.
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Trump defends daughter Ivanka’s breach of diplomatic protocol
Her decision to briefly fill in for her father at a G-20 meeting immediately sparked a backlash.
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Pressed by Trump, Putin denied hacking of U.S. election, Tillerson says
The secretary of state, who was in the meeting, says the presidents also agreed to a ‘de-escalation agreement’ for part of Syria.
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Japan, EU announce one of world’s largest trade deals
The agreement will deal a heavy blow to U.S. producers of wine, leather, shoes and dairy products.
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Trump refuses to say he believes Russia was solely responsible for U.S. election interference
He cites intelligence reports about weapons of mass destruction in the lead-up to the Iraq War as evidence that intelligence findings might not be accurate.