have over time facts develop. >> reporter: the problem for the president, trump jr. initially released a misleading statement to "new york times" about the meeting which was also attended by his son-in-law, jared kushner, and campaign chairman paul manafort. trump jr.'s statement said we primarily discussed a program about the adoption of russian children. no mention that it was about getting russian dirt on hillary clinton. >> you're sending your son, a family member, to talk with a foreign government that is an active enemy or potential adversary at least of this country to talk about information that you could use against your opponent, the optics of that are absolutely terrifying and very disturbing. >> reporter: the president previously acknowledged the true purpose of the meeting days after the initial misleading statement was issued by his son. >> i think from a practical standpoint most people would have taken that meeting. it is called opposition research or even research into your opponent. >> reporter: even as the white house offered conflicting explanations, insisting it was
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