Trump Jr. Took Russia Meeting To Get Info On Clinton's "Wellness," He Tells Senate

Donald Trump Jr., the most established child of President Donald Trump, met with a Russian attorney in June 2016 in light of the fact that he planned to get harming data about Hillary Clinton's "wellness" for the White House, he disclosed to Senate specialists Thursday, as indicated by a report from The New York Times. 

Trump Jr. has been addressing the Senate Judiciary Committee about meeting with Natalia Veselnitskaya, a legal counselor he was advised had associations with the Kremlin, amid a year ago's presidential battle. 

"To the degree they had data concerning the wellness, character or capabilities of a presidential competitor, I trusted that I ought to at any rate listen to them," Trump Jr. said in an announcement to board individuals. "Contingent upon what, assuming any, data they had, I could then counsel with direction to settle on an educated choice in the matter of whether to give it advance thought." 

He said he planned to look for lawful counsel about utilizing any data from the meeting, as indicated by the Times ― however that it didn't yield anything, and that he didn't connive with the Russian government. 

Trump Jr's. clarifications for the meeting have moved impressively since it was first uncovered. He initially depicted it as a "short starting meeting," basically centered around "a program about the reception of Russian youngsters." The next day, in any case, he recognized that that he trusted going to would yield "conceivably supportive data" about Clinton for the Trump battle. 

In July, subsequent to being educated of an imminent Times story portraying the email trade setting up the meeting, Trump Jr. tweeted out pictures of the messages himself. In one message, music promoter Rob Goldstone, who encouraged the meeting, composed that it could yield "official records and data that would implicate Hillary and her dealings with Russia." 

Accordingly, Trump Jr. stated, "If it's what you say I cherish it." 

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the best Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, portrayed Trump Jr's. announcement as "huge both in what is incorporated, and what is rejected."