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Trump’s Sunday post said his son met with a Russian lawyer in 2016 “to get information on an opponent,” which is about as subtle as a brick through a plate-glass window. The statement clashed with prior denials from the president’s circle and gave the Russia saga another damaging public hinge point.
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Trump’s Sunday post said his son met with a Russian lawyer in 2016 “to get information on an opponent,” which is about as subtle as a brick through a plate-glass window. The statement clashed with prior denials from the president’s circle and gave the Russia saga another damaging public hinge point.
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Trump’s Sunday post said his son met with a Russian lawyer in 2016 “to get information on an opponent,” which is about as subtle as a brick through a plate-glass window. The statement clashed with prior denials from the president’s circle and gave the Russia saga another damaging public hinge point.
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