Inner circle in legal jeopardy. First, why did trump jr. Initially lie about the purpose of the meeting. Conflicting stories, for prosecutors like blood in the water for a shark. It attracts prosecutors and investigators. They want to know why there is conflicts. Then there is this. Do the emails contradict any Information Campaign associates have provided to the fbi that could lead to criminal charges. And furthermore. Why didnt Jared Kushner include the meeting when he submitted his Government Security clearance form. The most serious criminal issue, in these, in these controversies, comes done to false statements. For those of us who do criminal defense work, thats the crime we fear the most. Because the it is very hard to defend against. The government tend to use false statements to prosecute people in washington. More than any other crime. And another big question, do the emails point to violation of election law, by soliciting information that could be of value from a foreign ag
No match for a sea of samaritans. This is this is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. The russia investigation the president calls fake has just become a very real problem for his son. Today donald trump, jr. , released an exchange of emails in which he accepts what is purported to be an offer of help from the russian government in his Fathers Campaign against Hillary Clinton. A russian lawyer was to deliver dirt on clinton in june of last year at that trump tower meeting we first learned about last weekend. It involved trump, jr. , brotherinlaw Jared Kushner, and Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort. We have extensive coverage tonight, including Major Garrett on team trumps changing stories, nancy cordes with the political fallout, and Julianna Goldman on the legal implications. But we begin with jeff pegues, who is following the email trail. Reporter the first email on june 3rd was blunt. Music publicist Robert Goldstone wrote donald trump, jr. , that a russian off
Away. You have an email suggesting that the russian government wants to help the Trump Campaign. You have a response from, from, don jr. Saying, i love it. Trump jr. Insist hes had to listen if the russian lawyer had info about an opponent. I asked Floridas Marco Rubio who ran for president last year himself what he would have done. Very suspicious. Im very antiputin. Be very suspicious. Would you report it to the authorities . I think i would have. The trump teams changing stories about who they met with and when, have left few republicans willing to go to bat for them on russia. Oklahoma jim inhoff is one of them. You guys trying to spend all of your, every breathing moment, trying to, destroy trump. Vice president pence was here on capitol hill today, but took no questions. His office says that he was unaware of this controversial meeting and that, he is no longer focused on the campaign, especially the part that took place anthony before he joined the ticket. Nancy. Thanks. What ar
R 57 news rue as cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Donald trump jr. Is speaking out about his meeting with a layer connected to the creme anyone in last years campaign. He calls the charges of collusion ridiculous and insists his father knew nothing about the meeting. But in a meeting he details himself meeting to try to get dirt on Hillary Clinton seems to go gengts. Hena daniels in new york. Good morning. Good morning. Even though trump jr. Is insisting the meeting amounted to nothing, lawmakers from both parties are expressing unease with the whole situation. They had something. I think i wanted to hear it out, but really it went nowhere. Donald trump jr. Appearing on fox news insisting his meeting with a russian lawyer last year was, quote, a wasted 20 minutes. The meeting was set up because she promised dirt on Hillary Rodham clinton. In retrospect, i would have done things a little differently. On tuesday trump released the entire email k
Coming to america. Los angeles poised to host another olympic games. But will it be sooner rather than later . Those stories plus riptide rescue, courtesy of a human chain. A new twist in Amelia Earharts disappearance and this photo. And allstar heroics. All the way to right. Back at the wall. Gone. A thrilling finish to the midsummer classic, today, july 12th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Going to get to all those stories in a few. Lets start with our top story, a host of developments of controversy in donald trump jr. s meeting with that russian attorney. And this morning, President Trump is weighing in, as well. Well talk to the president s personal attorney. First, two reports from the white house, starting with peter alexander. Take it away. Reporter good morning to you. The swirling controversy around his son is personal. A team