Ties to the kremlin. As the times points out this is the first confirmed private meeting between a Russia National and members of mr. Trumps inner circle during the campaign. The russian lawyer is known for fighting the u. S. Which allows the u. S. To seize the assets of and deny visas to suspected human rights abusers from russia. In realitation, Vladimir Putin banned american adoption of russian children. Don jr. And kushner both confirmed the meeting had taken place. They primary discussed the Adoption Program, but meanwhile the president s outside legal team is suggesting the meeting was a setup by democrats. The participants in the meeting misrepresented who they were and who they worked for. Specifically we have learned that the person who sought the meeting is associated with a firm, which according to public reports, was obtained by democratic operatives to develop Opposition Research on the president and which commissioned the phony dossier. Who authorized and participated in