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FOCUS: Russian Dirt on Clinton? 'I Love It,' Donald Trump Jr. Said
Tuesday, 11 July 2017 11:40

Excerpt: "The June 3, 2016, email sent to Donald Trump Jr. could hardly have been more explicit: One of his father's former Russian business partners had been contacted by a senior Russian government official and was offering to provide the Trump campaign with dirt on Hillary Clinton."

Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. (photo: Jim Young/Reuters)
Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. (photo: Jim Young/Reuters)

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Russian Dirt on Clinton? 'I Love It,' Donald Trump Jr. Said

By Jo Becker, Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo, The New York Times

11 July 17

 

he June 3, 2016, email sent to Donald Trump Jr. could hardly have been more explicit: One of his father’s former Russian business partners had been contacted by a senior Russian government official and was offering to provide the Trump campaign with dirt on Hillary Clinton.

The documents “would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father,” read the email, written by a trusted intermediary, who added, “This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.”

If the future president’s elder son was surprised or disturbed by the provenance of the promised material — or the notion that it was part of a continuing effort by the Russian government to aid his father’s campaign — he gave no indication.

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