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August 20, 2018 at 8:48 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
First Read: For all the attention to Rudy Giulianis Truth isnt truth comment
President Trumps personal lawyer made an even more startling statement on the program. Giuliani declared that the Trump campaign representatives who met with Russians in that June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting (Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort, Jared Kushner) didnt know they were representatives of the Russian government.
Lets unpack Giulianis comments: One, he admits the purpose of that 2016 meeting was to get dirt on Hillary Clinton (when their original explanation was Russian adoptions). Two, he says any campaign would have taken such a meeting (when past Democratic and Republican campaigns have said they never did). And three, Giuliani declares they didnt know Natalia Veselnitskaya was connected with the Russian government. But we know that isnt true.
For Giuliani to claim that Donald Trump Jr. or anyone else associated with the Trump campaign didnt know Veselnitskaya and others were connected to the Russian government doesnt pass the smell test. The facts dont back it up.
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https://politicalwire.com/2018/08/20/team-trump-is-still-lying-about-the-trump-tower-meeting/
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,721 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,059 posts)Nice catch! Love those lyrics.
Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)"as part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump"
"The Crown prosecutor of Russia met with his father Aras this morning and in their meeting offered to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father.
This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump - helped along by Aras and Emin."
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/07/politics/donald-trump-jr-full-emails
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)The lawyer/lobbyist who tries to get the Magnitsky-act overturned and just so happens to work for the russian interior ministry?