Trump Jr. says he can't recall White House role in explaining meeting with Russians

[DonViejo]

By Tom Hamburger and Karoun Demirjian September 7 at 8:09 PM

Donald Trump Jr. took questions Thursday from Senate investigators about his meeting with a Russian lawyer and other topics central to inquiries into Russian influence in the 2016 election, but he frequently said he could not provide important details, according to people who attended the hearing.

President Trump’s eldest son appeared for five hours before Senate Judiciary Committee members and staffers, a sign of the wide-ranging interest on Capitol Hill in Trump campaign and business interactions with Russians.

Trump Jr. was grilled about issues including Russian influence on campaign-related social media communications and Trump Organization plans to build a luxury skyscraper in Moscow. But for the most part the closed-door session focused on his June 9, 2016, meeting with a Russian lawyer who reportedly promised negative information about Hillary Clinton, his father’s Democratic opponent. That conversation has become central to inquiries into possible collusion between the campaign and Russia.

Trump Jr. said he was not aware of what role, if any, his father might have played in drafting an early explanation of the meeting that was widely criticized as misleading.

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[ret5hd]

1. Ahhh...the old "Steve Martin" defense..."I Forgot."

[Maeve]

2. Yes! "I forgot it was illegal"

And I certainly hope he will find out the hard way that you shouldn't take legal advice from a comedian.

[ret5hd]

5. .

[Maeve]

8. We used to have that album

Back when we still had a turntable....

[spanone]

3. Liar Jr.

[Freethinker65]

4. Early early early onset dementia? Nah. Intentionally forgetting? Yep

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

6. " he can't recall White House role in explaining meeting with Russians"

Money and treason.

[underpants]

7. Playing dumb is his best strategy, it's easy to believe

That boy ain't right

[dhol82]

9. That's the way he was coached by his attorney

I had a deposition once and my attorney said that if I was 'at all I unsure of my answer' to just answer 'I don't recall.'