washington president donald trump son donald trump jr. agree meet kremlin-linked lawyer 2016 election campaign promise damage information hillary clinton new york time report sunday cite three advisers white house trump then-campaign chairman paul manafort son-in-law jar kushner also attend meet trump tower june 2016 two weeks trump republican nomination time report statement quote time late make available reuters media outlets donald trump jr. acknowledge meet russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya pleasantries exchange woman state information individuals connect russia fund democratic national committee support ms. clinton statement say clinton 2016 democratic presidential nominee statements vague ambiguous make sense detail support information provide even offer quickly become clear meaningful information trump jr. say veselnitskaya turn conversation adoption russian children u.s. law blackisting russians link allege human-rights abuse president trump aware attend meet mark corallo spokesman trump legal team say email statement trump jr. say ask attend meet individual tell might information helpful campaign request acquaintance know 2013 miss universe pageant ask jar paul attend tell nothing substance say meet last approximately 20 30 minutes say end acquaintance apologize take time end contact follow-up kind father know nothing meet events new york time report say trump jr. promise damage information clinton agree meet lawyer cite three advisers white house brief meet two others knowledge time first report meet saturday trump jr. issue statement confirm take place make mention clinton aspect representatives manafort kushner respond request comment allegations trump campaign tie russia cast shadow donald trump first five months office federal special counsel several congressional committees investigate possible contact campaign russian representatives part large probe allegations moscow meddle election june meet first confirm private meet members president inner circle russian national time report cite confidential government record interview people familiar document revelations come president trump russian president vladimir putin discuss allegations election meddle summit leaders group 20 major economies hamburg germany kremlin deny u.s. intelligence agencies conclusion moscow try tilt election trump favor use mean hack email senior democrats trump repeatedly deny collusion trump 's son meet russian lawyer promise information clinton