Sources tell CNN about 1st evidence of follow-up w/ Russians Russians after the Trump Tower meeting

[MelissaB]

Exclusive: Sources tell CNN about 2016 emails between the British publicist who arranged the Trump Tower meeting and a member of Donald Trump’s inner circle — the first evidence of follow-up after the meeting with Russians

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Exclusive: Previously undisclosed emails show follow-up after Trump Tower meeting

By Jim Sciutto, Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN

Washington (CNN)The British publicist who arranged the June 2016 meeting with Russians and Donald Trump Jr. sent multiple emails to a Russian participant and a member of Donald Trump's inner circle later that summer, multiple sources told CNN, the first indication there was any follow-up after the meeting.

The emails raise new questions for congressional investigators about what was discussed at Trump Tower. Trump Jr. has for months contended that after being promised he would get dirt on Hillary Clinton, the brief meeting focused almost exclusively on the issue of Russian adoptions, saying there was no discussion with the participants after that session.

The emails from the publicist, Rob Goldstone, were discovered by congressional investigators and raised at Wednesday's classified hearing with Trump Jr., who said he could not recall the interactions, several sources said. None of the newly disclosed emails were sent directly to Trump Jr. They are bound to be a subject during Goldstone's closed-door meetings with the House and Senate intelligence panels, which are expected to take place as early as next week.

An email from Goldstone to senior Trump aide Dan Scavino, now the White House director of social media, reveals a previously undisclosed topic that was discussed at the meeting. It encourages Scavino to get candidate Trump to create a page on the Russian social networking site VK, telling him that "Don and Paul" were on board with the idea -- a reference to then-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Trump Jr

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[MelissaB]

1. "When Trump Jr. posted his full email exchange with Goldstone on Twitter showing he was promised the

"When Trump Jr. posted his full email exchange with Goldstone on Twitter showing he was promised the meeting would produce dirt on the Clinton campaign, George Kaveladze emailed his father asking why Trump Jr. was admitting "collusion,"...

[NightWatcher]

2. Collusion is in the rear view, we're in Conspiracy and heading towards Coverup!

Can't wait to see what breaks tomorrow.

[MelissaB]

3. Short video

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[bathroommonkey76]

11. Full video

[MelissaB]

4. Boom goes the baby canon.

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[gratuitous]

5. Is this why Junior didn't want to talk about his phone call with Dad?

These follow-up e-mails are right about the time of Junior's phone conference with Dad that Junior now claims was covered by attorney-client privilege. Oh well, nothing to see here, right Rep. Gowdy?

[underpants]

6. Great Wonkette article on how much of a moron Jr is

Yes it's Wonkette so it's snarky but the Twitter reactions rom lawyers blows Jr's claim out of the water from several angles.

https://wonkette.com/626712/donald-trump-jr-tried-his-hand-at-lawyerin-with-congress-it-went-great

[Sophia4]

9. What I have been thinking all along--

"The nice thing about the Trumps is that they always tell you exactly where they buried the body. If Poppy says Mueller better not look at the Trump Organization’s finances, you know damn well that’s where the evidence is. And if Don Jr. was willing to discuss everything but the conversation he had with his father after the New York Times story, you know that meeting is where shit went down
also

https://wonkette.com/626712/donald-trump-jr-tried-his-hand-at-lawyerin-with-congress-it-went-

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. Wow. WOW.

What would Donald Trump need with a Russian social media page?

Never mind an answer. The question's rhetorical.

[MelissaB]

8. Donald Trump has also met with Ike Kaveladze.

Worth noting, in light of the new CNN reporting, that Donald Trump himself met Ike Kaveladze at a private dinner in 2013 with the Agalarovs. Michael Cohen was also present at this Las Vegas dinner.

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[Sophia4]

10. But, But, But, THOSE Russians were such NICE PEOPLE.

Just like the NAZIs in Charlottesville. Really NICE PEOPLE -- meaning they said 'Hello' to Trump and put up with him.

Were they NICE enough to offer him a "deal"?

We may yet find out.