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Any week that starts with major Trump/Russia scandal news must also end with more Russia scandal news ... right?
We now know that there was another person at Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer last June. And that person is a former counterintelligence officer for the Soviet Union who could also currently be working for Russian intelligence, per US officials. [NBC News / Ken Dilanian, Nathash Lebedeva, and Hallie Jackson]
His name is Rinat Akhmetshin, and he’s a Russian-American lobbyist. Today, Akhmetshin told the AP he was at the meeting, but pushed back on reports that he has worked as a spy for the Russians. (Specifically, he said he did work for Soviet counterintelligence but was never trained as a spy). [AP / Desmond Butler and Chad Day]
Akhmetshin also told reporters about the meeting, which he described as not having much substance. He candidly told one reporter that the situation was a “clusterf***.” [Laura Rozen via Twitter]
It’s also been reported that there were at least eight people attending the meeting, though only six have been named so far. [CNN]
Just as important as the details that are trickling out is the fact that Trump Jr. and other campaign members are continuing to lie or leave out key details about the June 3 meeting. [Vox / Zack Beauchamp]
The story has changed a lot over the past week, so if you want to check the timeline for yourself, Vox’s Dara Lind has you covered. [Vox / Dara Lind]
Trump is not the only one whose version of events has shifted. Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer with whom he met, told reporters that while she wasn’t working for the Kremlin at the time, she was in regular contact with Russian officials, including the country’s top prosecutor. [WSJ / Brett Forrest and Paul Sonne]
This is important, because President Trump and his son have been insisting the meeting didn’t involve anyone from the Russian government, despite taking the meeting after being told the Russian government wanted to help Trump’s campaign. [NYT / Jo Becker, Adam Goldman, and Matt Apuzzo]
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Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Any week that starts with major Trump/Russia scandal news must also end with more Russia scandal news ... right?
We now know that there was another person at Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer last June. And that person is a former counterintelligence officer for the Soviet Union who could also currently be working for Russian intelligence, per US officials. [NBC News / Ken Dilanian, Nathash Lebedeva, and Hallie Jackson]
His name is Rinat Akhmetshin, and he’s a Russian-American lobbyist. Today, Akhmetshin told the AP he was at the meeting, but pushed back on reports that he has worked as a spy for the Russians. (Specifically, he said he did work for Soviet counterintelligence but was never trained as a spy). [AP / Desmond Butler and Chad Day]
Akhmetshin also told reporters about the meeting, which he described as not having much substance. He candidly told one reporter that the situation was a “clusterf***.” [Laura Rozen via Twitter]
It’s also been reported that there were at least eight people attending the meeting, though only six have been named so far. [CNN]
Just as important as the details that are trickling out is the fact that Trump Jr. and other campaign members are continuing to lie or leave out key details about the June 3 meeting. [Vox / Zack Beauchamp]
The story has changed a lot over the past week, so if you want to check the timeline for yourself, Vox’s Dara Lind has you covered. [Vox / Dara Lind]
Trump is not the only one whose version of events has shifted. Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer with whom he met, told reporters that while she wasn’t working for the Kremlin at the time, she was in regular contact with Russian officials, including the country’s top prosecutor. [WSJ / Brett Forrest and Paul Sonne]
This is important, because President Trump and his son have been insisting the meeting didn’t involve anyone from the Russian government, despite taking the meeting after being told the Russian government wanted to help Trump’s campaign. [NYT / Jo Becker, Adam Goldman, and Matt Apuzzo]
www.fotavgeia.blogspot.com
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