WASHINGTON — Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material was part of a Russian government effort to aid his father’s candidacy, according to three people with knowledge of the email.
The email to the younger Mr. Trump was sent by Rob Goldstone, a publicist and former British tabloid reporter who helped broker the June 2016 meeting. In a statement on Sunday, Mr. Trump acknowledged that he was interested in receiving damaging information about Mrs. Clinton, but gave no indication that he thought the lawyer might have been a Kremlin proxy.
Mr. Goldstone’s message, as described to The New York Times by the three people, indicates that the Russian government was the source of the potentially damaging information. It does not elaborate on the wider effort by Moscow to help the Trump campaign. There is no evidence to suggest that the promised damaging information was related to Russian government computer hacking that led to the release of thousands of Democratic National Committee emails.
But the email is likely to be of keen interest to the Justice Department and congressional investigators, who are examining whether any of President Trump’s associates colluded with the Russian government to disrupt last year’s election. American intelligence agencies have determined that the Russian government attempted to sway the election in favor of Mr. Trump.
Alan Futerfas, the lawyer for the younger Mr. Trump, said his client had done nothing wrong but pledged to work with investigators if contacted.
”In my view, this is much ado about nothing. During this busy period, Robert Goldstone contacted Don Jr. in an email and suggested that people had information concerning alleged wrongdoing by Democratic Party front-runner, Hillary Clinton, in her dealings with Russia,” he said to The Times in an email on Monday. “Don Jr.’s takeaway from this communication was that someone had information potentially helpful to the campaign and it was coming from someone he knew. Don Jr. had no knowledge as to what specific information, if any, would be discussed.”
It is unclear whether Mr. Goldstone had direct knowledge of the origin of the damaging material. One person who was briefed on the emails said it appeared that he was passing along information that had been given to him by others.
Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, and Paul J. Manafort, the campaign chairman at the time, also attended the June 2016 meeting in New York. Representatives for Mr. Kushner referred requests for comments back to an earlier statement, which said he voluntarily disclosed the meeting to the federal government. He has deferred questions on the content of the meeting to Donald Trump Jr.
Jonathan Moore
tl;dr
Eli Bennett
In case anyone is still in denial about "collusion not being a crime":
>It is a crime to solicit or accept anything of value from a foreign national in a campaign.
William Butler
>Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material was part of a Russian government effort to aid his father’s candidacy >In an email by Goldstone
>It is unclear whether Mr. Goldstone had direct knowledge of the origin of the damaging material What?
Tyler Jackson
This What is he being accused of? Talking to a Russian?
Dominic Harris
I know those are way more words than you're used to reading but I'll sum it up in easy-to-understand, Simple English words:
TRUMP JR KNEW HE WAS MEETING SOMEONE WITH OPPO RESEARCH PROVIDED BY RUSSIAN SPIES
Charles Turner
Also, mere hours later Trump is bragging about 33,000 HRC emails.
Joshua Evans
...
John Williams
Accepting foreign help in relation to a campaign
Gabriel Collins
>Most of Sup Forums gets fooled by slavic scum
this would have never happened in 2008
Adam Lee
apparently Goldstone, the guy who set up the meeting in the first place, sent Trump Jr an email literally saying the oppo research originated with the Russian government this is based off of 3 people who claim to know the contents of the email but if its true he better be wiping hard drives or the nigga is fucked
Jose Anderson
>According to three people with knowledge of the email.
It's going to be another OMG... then nothing.
Joshua Thompson
How is this an issue after Hillary literally received foreign funding from Saudi Arabia and the EU?
Nathaniel Morris
Trump just needs to pardon him and move on.
Oliver Ross
Cool fanfiction bruh.
sage
Logan Martin
It is IMMATERIAL whether the source provided anything valuable or not. I would not be shocked if Trump Jr's account is fundamentally sound - the source was bullshitting and really wanted to talk about Russia-American adoptions.
But he THOUGHT he was going to get secret oppo research from the Russian government and went there with that in mind.
This is the President's son.
If Clinton had done half as much she'd probably not even have survived the 90s.
Logan Foster
What is your source?
Majority of news is fake and gay these days, but Im curious as to why you left that out.
Adrian Nelson
desperation is desperation
Robert Morales
>MANAFORT IS A RUSSIAN SPY! Well that didn't work >FLYNN IS A RUSSIAN SPY! Well that didn't work >BANNON IS A RUSSIAN SPY! Well that didn't work >KUSHER IS A RUSSIAN SPY! Well that didn't work >TRUMP JR IS A RUSSIAN SPY! Well....
Cameron Stewart
its the nytimes, not surprising considering they broke the original story in the first place
Jordan Martin
Huh? George Soros and Israel do it all the time.
In anycase, DTJ didn't do it.
Owen Rivera
A charitable foundation founded by the Clintons received funding from Saudi Arabia and the EU. This is not illegal, anymore than it was illegal for Trump to have an international company that "received money" from all sorts of individuals and nations.
Furthermore, how long are you going to keep bringing up these bogus Clinton scandals as responses to very real Trump scandals? It's been 6 months and it's already getting a bit stale.
Luis Barnes
The words literally say the email to Trump JR didn't indicate who it was from.
Then the next paragraph says he did indicate to the ny times who it was.
So is Don Jr supposed to have knowledge of all the emails at NYT?
Benjamin Lee
>nigga is fucked
in what way?
Charles Gray
Trump himself could be a KGB agent. We don't care. As long as it isn't Hillary.
Ian Martin
HOW WE WILL EVER RECOVER
Aiden King
I already consider him President-elect
#46.
Liam Cook
DNC did the same with Ukraine.
Joshua Martinez
LOCK HIM UP
Easton Sullivan
If it's fake, why would Trump Jr released a statement confirming it? Are you guys saying Don Jr is fake news?
Leo Long
Old hags laugh at your feeble attempts. You will never win and you will never be able to make Russia happen. It will never happen
Robert Reed
lol it was a obama/clinton sting from the very beginning. thats hilarious.
fusion gps.
thats where the trail will lead you.
Brody Nguyen
HE WAS A GOOD BOY HE DINDU NUFFIN
Justin Jackson
E-mail proves he received $35 million from Kremlin backed bank what happens? Think he'll take a x-country road trip to Utah?
Ethan Ramirez
>Robert Goldstone contacted Don Jr. in an email and suggested that people had information concerning alleged wrongdoing by Democratic Party front-runner, Hillary Clinton, in her dealings with Russia
So, the most laughably charitable interpretation of this information is that Don Jr may have broken a law in learning that Clinton was a corrupt piece of garbage? Even if this is true, I wonder if anyone would really give a shit.
Samuel Phillips
>NYT
Yeah, as I thought. Fake and so very gay
Caleb Clark
>going to a meeting for opposition research that you apparently knew was dug up by the Russian government whether or not we get a general collusion charge doesnt matter, hes going to have Mueller up his ass raking his business dealings and fnances through the coals and god help him if he has so much as a mis filed tax return
Christian Phillips
Maggie Haberman is prolly the best journalist ever. Trump approached her in 2014 to announce that he's running
Daniel Richardson
>according to three people familiar with the thought processes of the Kremlin affiliated network in contact with those that have a basic understanding of Putin's intentions of hacking the US election.
Isaiah King
KEK, says a tabloid writer, aka guy who lies for a living,. Says a shill with no supporting evidence to back up the claim.
Jack Robinson
Sage
Nolan Barnes
To quote Hillary herself: WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE!
She still lost. The information was useless and irrelevant to the campaign.
Brandon Cooper
Yes, but if you read the Circa article this is all based on you know that they went to the DOJ with it, complaining of funny business. Congress us know investigating:
A) If Fusion GPS is involved as alleged by Trump
B) How did the lawyer get away with meeting a citizen? She was only allowed in the country to argue a case, so she violated her parole agreement.
It's a federal offense for a campaign to receive anything of value from foreigners.
Christopher Rivera
Link to CNN stream pls
Juan Brown
>some guy says it's from the Russians government >it must be true
Levi Young
I'd like to see ac tual PROOF that he did meet the mentioned laywer with the intent. And no, anonymous sources or the ex-CIA director who shouldn't even have access to such files is not a valid source.
Liam Allen
Unless your last name is Clinton
Nathan Garcia
confirming what you retard? that he met a civilian lawyer who provided nothing and left?
Christian Carter
when I heard this story being told on NPR it sounded like bait that DJTjr unfortunately took. Nothing will happen though, just MSM frothing at the mouth before they get BTFOd again by their own doing
Josiah Lewis
If they remove Trump, I wonder how many people will die in the ensuing chaos... I wonder how many of them will be swamp creatures...
Christopher Young
Is there a reason you people impulsively refuse to accept any bad thing the Trump family has done?
It seriously feels like I'm talking to cult members whenever I run into Trump lovers at this point.
Isaiah Nelson
>(((goldstone)))
Christian Robinson
>more fake news >(((goldstone))) good try retards
Easton Turner
Because it's already been proven there wasn't a scandal dipshit. Hillary, on the other hand, is fucked shilly bob thorton
Henry Stewart
>trump is not under investigation >is >Goldstone
Zachary Morris
What did they receive that was of value?
Jaxson Martinez
>how long are you going to keep bringing up these bogus Clinton scandals as responses to very real Trump scandals?
Wait what? So your argument is Trumps son went to get info on emails Hillary Clinton illegally stored on a home brew server but Trumps son is breaking some non-existent law?
But if the email scandals are "bogus" then what was he going to get from muh Russians?
Jonathan Bailey
He didn't receive anything.
and any prosecutor will read that as something tangible
Wyatt Powell
Ya it's probably finally over now. It was fun while it lasted. I was just in it for the memes anyway.
Jack Adams
and of course, Sup Forums doesn't care.
Benjamin Sanders
Just watch Fox. He released a statement confirming it ;)
Leo Edwards
Yes, now kill yourself.
Robert Smith
>point out something completely fucked with Trump >b-but Clinton
Who's defending Clinton here?
Who's in the White House, Clinton or Trump?
If your best argument is "Clinton was a corrupt shitbag too!" you're probably in serious trouble.
Gavin Russell
He'll just get pardoned. Teflon Don.
Leo Robinson
> Don Jr. keeps lying. > White House keeps leaking and revealing he'd lying. > Don Jr. has to keep changing his story and lying more > Making everything worse > Will be subpoenaed by FBI or Congress > Will lie to them > Will go to jail with Flynn & Kushner > Trump's Presidency will be remembers as that of a Crime Family
L. Fucking O. Fucking L.
Tick-Tock Trump-cucks
Wyatt Evans
>anything of value This means money, valuables, or financial securities. There's literally zero precedent for considering that statue to apply to information.
Jose Sanders
he admitted this already yesterday, and said the lawyer wasn't sounding legit and ended the meeting 20 mins in. turns out they were linked to a dem group, fusion gps.
does this have anything new other than what we knew yesterday?
Oliver Collins
>muh fake news god drumpftards are so fucking pathetic
James Ortiz
>more words than... We're used to reading sourced information from intelligent people, not SJW shills who are pissed off that their mommies didn't make chicken nuggets before whoring out on the town
Wyatt Diaz
I can tell you are VERY new here. Here is a (you).
Liam Gray
I thought Jeb hired Fusion GPS, no?
Parker Parker
Funny how no one questioned the basic facts of reporting until Trump pulled up the ol Lügenpresse. Almost as if he sought to discredit what he knew was coming.
Ayden Lee
>God Trump supporters don't believe bullshit with no sources and no evidence fucking cult members why don't they just believe what they're told god they're so dumb unlike me
Ian Gonzalez
>He didn't receive anything of value It's a federal crime for campaigns to conspire to receive anything of value from foreigners.
And yes, opposition research is of value, which is why 3 senior campaign officials took time out of their busy schedule to go hear this bullshit.
RIP Trump Jr.
Samuel Rogers
literally nothing again for the 3249698th time
Jaxson Bennett
Headline on Drudge linking it to the NYT article. Drudge thinks it's real, not fake
Luke Long
LOL. All this information is being confirmed by people IN the White House. You can't expect Trump to be such a constant embarrassment and expect people to remain loyal.
Did the dumbfuck President tweet yet and make everything WORSE? hehehehe
Evan Clark
Do you have any proof? Is there any proof that Trump's son did as you proclaim? If there is, was it illegal?
Lincoln Nguyen
>But if the email scandals are "bogus" then what was he going to get from muh Russians?
I never said they were, they were totally real and Comey nearly prosecuted her for them. You're trying to make this about Clinton when nobody ITT is defending Clinton. This is about Trump.
>So your argument is Trumps son went to get info on emails Hillary Clinton illegally stored on a home brew server
You have quite an imagination. I guess you saw the word "email" in the OP and your brain sort of ran with it.
Dominic Sullivan
How comfortable would you being going to court on that technicality?
Nathaniel Hill
>It's a federal crime for campaigns to conspire to receive anything of value from foreigners.
nothing a pardon won't fix
Caleb Smith
>no source
Nothing burger thread
Mason Williams
Trump is going to pardon his son and it's going to be the biggest happening since Burr shot Hamilton.
Christopher Gomez
doesnt matter if it actually tusn out to be true, though that would be bad if it was, it just gives mueller a gigantic juicy target and a perfect excuse to target him. these investigations need a scalp and hes a tempting one
Leo Bell
Because you're the one in the cult. There is nothing wrong here. The Russia shit is an irrelevancy. Nobody outside the deep state/ media establishment gives a shit. This is left wing birtherism. You embarrass yourself by continuing to hang onto it long after most of the country has moved on.
Connor Turner
You just said the issue was accepting foreign help in relation to a campaign. How is a conversation worse than laundering $20 million dollars?
Christopher Harris
The email basically: >Oh right, the emails. The emails from Hillary. The emails specifically stolen from Hillary. Hillary’s Emails
Camden Richardson
No such thing. There are only Democucks. And only libs shitposting on Sup Forums will get imprisoned.
Adam Perry
>Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material was part of a Russian government effort to aid his father’s candidacy, according to three people with knowledge of the email
Three anonymous sources. Wow! That's better than a single anonymous sources. While we're on the topic, I was told by a hundred anonymous sources that the reporters at the NYT suck goat dicks. They go to petting zoos and suck the dicks of goats. And the editors let rottweilers mount them and fuck them in the ass. And then they run a train on OP.
Cameron Lee
The picture on the left is a photoshop, by the way.
Jason Martinez
keep dreaming cunt shill. 8 years of Trump presidency is all you have to look forward to.
at least your shitty job is secure for that long, amirite?
Liam Howard
>nothing a pardon won't fix Technically correct. Nothing an impeachment wouldn't fix.
Noah White
Pardon for what exactly? Come on, tell me.
Ethan Mitchell
Where does it stand that they went to the DOJ with it?
Big if true.
Jason Brooks
Trump Jr. went from denying any contact with Russians during the campaign to saying he met with one briefly over adoption shit to saying he met to get some dirt on Clinton. Has none of that sunk in your head?
Trump himself lies 24/7 but at this point you've got your head buried too deep into his asshole to ever question him. It's pitiful.
Ian Hill
What if this was all that was said.. Russkie: "we have all of hillarys emails. our guy seth risch sent them to us. we sent them ti wikileaks.
DTJr: I wonder if julian plans to release them?
thats not even a crime is it? to wonder something?
Daniel Diaz
That does nothing but kick the can to the state level, NY prosecutors would have a field day.
The president can't pardon state crimes.
Angel Edwards
It's been 6 months and it's already getting stale? Nice job summing up the tinfoil hat Russian Conspiracy, shareblue
