Steve Bannon Got Russian 'Evidence' From Rob Goldstone During Transition
The man who set up the Trump Tower meeting also delivered a letter to the presidential transition team that sought to undermine U.S. sanctions.
BETSY WOODRUFF
05.16.18 11:08 AM ET
Russian efforts to influence President Donald Trump didn’t end with the campaign. Newly released emails show the man who set up the Trump Tower meeting also sent a letter aimed at undermining U.S. sanctions against Russia to Trump’s personal assistant during the transition, who shared those materials with Steve Bannon.
Rob Goldstone is a British music agent who represented Emin Agalarov, son of billionaire construction magnate Aras Agalarov. Goldstone in June 2016, acting on behalf of the Agalarovs, contacted Donald Trump Jr. about a meeting a Russian lawyer in Trump Tower for “dirt” on Hillary Clinton.
On Nov. 28, 2016, Goldstone emailed Trump’s assistant, Rhona Graff, with a proposal. Subject line: “For Mr. Trump.”
“Aras Agalarov has asked me to pass on this document in the hope it can be passed on to the appropriate team,” Goldstone wrote in an email released Wednesday morning by the Senate Judiciary Committee. “If needed, a lawyer representing the case is in New York currently and happy to meet with any member of the transition team."
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