Russian Dirt on Clinton? ‘I Love It,’ Donald Trump Jr. Said
The June 3, 2016, email sent to Donald Trump Jr. could hardly have been more explicit: One of his father’s former Russian business partners had been contacted by a senior Russian government official and was offering to provide the Trump campaign with dirt on Hillary Clinton.
The documents “would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father,” read the email, written by a trusted intermediary, who added, “This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.”
If the future president’s elder son was surprised or disturbed by the provenance of the promised material — or the notion that it was part of an ongoing effort by the Russian government to aid his father’s campaign — he gave no indication.
He replied within minutes: “If it’s what you say I love it especially later in the summer.”
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...the email exchanges...offer a detailed unspooling of...just how eager Donald Trump Jr. was to accept what he was explicitly told was the Russian government’s help.
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...the email exchanges...offer a detailed unspooling of...just how eager Donald Trump Jr. was to accept what he was explicitly told was the Russian government’s help.
The American people are just learning of this. But President Obama knew about it, knew about all of it, all the Russian rigging of the election, as it was happening. And he did nothing.
