We do say good morning, everybody, on this monday and were going to start with the newly disclosed meeting involving the president s son. Apparently the earliest known connection between the Trump Campaign and a russian associate. Donald trump jr. Acknowledged he met last year with a russian lawyer with ties to the kremlin. Meanwhile, the president is backing away from the idea of teaming up with russia on cybersecurity. Abcs janai norman has the latest from washington. Janai, good morning. Reporter diane, kendis, good morning to both of you. Don jr. , Jared Kushner and then Trump Campaign manager Paul Manafort were all at that meeting, and thats when the president s son believed hed get information about alleged connections between russia, the dnc and hillary clinton. Russian president Vladimir Putin dominating headlines and the president s twitter time line. Overnight President Donald Trump backtracking on a discussion with the kremlin writing, the fact that president putin and i dis
Im annemarie green. We begin with the latest on possible collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia. Donald trump jr. Says he met with a kremlinlinked lawyer who promised help with the campaign. The meeting between the president s eldest son took place in june at the trump tower shortly after his father won the gop nomination. The New York Times reports trump jr. Agreed to the meeting after being promised he would be told information linked to clinton. His brotherinlaw Jared Kushner and then Campaign Manager Paul Manafort also attended. In a statement trump jr. Said during the meeting the lawyer had information that individuals in marco rubio were funding the National Democratic committee and supporting Hillary Clinton but he said no details were offered and it turned into a plan allowing u. S. Citizens to adopt russian children. Meanwhile President Trump says he strongly pushed president Vladimir Putin and back tracked on cooperating with russia on Cyber Security. Brook silvabrag
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