Trump Jr. was told potential Clinton info came from Russian government: report

Donald Trump Jr. was told before his meeting with a Russian lawyer that the damaging information promised about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was part of a Russian government effort to help Donald Trump's presidential campaign, according to a New York Times report.

Rob Goldstone, the publicist who set up the June 2016 meeting between Trump Jr. and the Russian lawyer, told Trump Jr. in an email that the potential information was coming from the Russian government in an attempt to aid his father, three people with knowledge of the message told The New York Times.

Goldstone told the newspaper that he was not aware of any connection with the Kremlin at the time, saying "never, never ever."

Trump Jr.'s newly appointed lawyer dismissed the Times's report in a statement to the newspaper.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341386-trump-jr-was-told-potential-info-on-clinton-was-coming-from-russian?rnd=1499736343