The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr after he had been told she wanted to provide him with incriminating information against Hillary Clinton, was accompanied by a Russian-American lobbyist who is said to have formerly worked for Russian military intelligence. Rinat Akhmetshin, a dual Russian-US citizen who is said to have formerly worked for Russian military intelligence and has worked as a Washington lobbyist on Russia issues for several years, has confirmed he attended the meeting with lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya. Mr Trump Jr said in a statement he had had agreed to the meeting - also attended by Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort - because he was told Ms Veselnitskaya had information damaging to Ms Clinton that was “high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump”.
The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr after he had been told she wanted to provide him with incriminating information against Hillary Clinton, was accompanied by a Russian-American lobbyist who is said to have formerly worked for Russian military intelligence. Rinat Akhmetshin, a dual Russian-US citizen who is said to have formerly worked for Russian military intelligence and has worked as a Washington lobbyist on Russia issues for several years, has confirmed he attended the meeting with lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya. Mr Trump Jr said in a statement he had had agreed to the meeting - also attended by Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort - because he was told Ms Veselnitskaya had information damaging to Ms Clinton that was “high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump”.
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