donald trump jr. that she was a government attorney for russian. in the initial message to donald trump jr., the british publicist rob goldstone wrote -- >> russian officials deny she has any connection to the kremlin, of course. a spokesman for vladimir putin saided the on the whole, it definitely looks like a long-running soap opera, which can compete with the most successful tv series airing in the united states, however, there's no since drawing us to such soap operas since we're not playing any roles in it except for the whole thumb thing. state department officials say that president putin denies meddling in the united states election after president trump pressed him on it. that's a quote on the issue,