lobbyist soviet counter-intelligence officer participate last year meet senior aid u.s. president donald trump include eldest son russian lawyer nbc news report friday add allegations possible connections moscow november election nbc news identify russian-american lobbyist say u.s. officials suspect still tie russian intelligence something deny network associate press say lobbyist identify rinat akhmetshin confirm attend june 2016 meet new york trump tower source familiar participants meet confirm reuters akhmetshin room meet appear tangible evidence connection trump election campaign russia subject prompt investigations congressional committees federal special counsel trump son-in-law jar kushner former campaign adviser paul manafort also meet president eldest son donald trump jr. agree attend believe could get damage information democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton trump jr. mention akhmetshin presence release series email meet early week representative adam schiff top democrat house representatives intelligence committee say report akhmetshin accurate add another deeply disturb fact secret meet akhmetshin available comment friday answer door house washington white house immediate comment nbc news report russian-american lobbyist meet kushner spokesman immediately respond request comment manafort spokesman jason maloni say manafort comment meet former trump campaign adviser michael caputo tell reporters testify house intelligence committee close session friday contact russians never hear anyone campaign talk russians accusations u.s. intelligence agencies moscow meddle election collude trump campaign dominate republican president first months office russia deny allegations trump say collusion agencies say early year russia seek help trump win election hack private email democratic party officials disseminate false information online help white house deal russia-related investigations trump hire veteran washington lawyer ty cobb source familiar matter say friday cobb role separate trump outside legal team lead new york lawyer marc kasowitz akhmetshin accuse federal state court unite state engage hack conspiracies although allegations late withdraw accord court record 2015 lawyers russian mine company international mineral resources claim u.s. district court district columbia akhmetshin help organize hack theft dissemination private document case drop company file lawsuit akhmetshin new york supreme court withdraw last year u.s. senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley describe akhmetshin letter justice department march former member russian military intelligence service gru work overturn 2012 magnitsky act congress blacklist russians human right abuse kremlin often complain act congressional record show akhmetshin lobby congress last year human right accountability global initiative foundation washington-based advocacy group say work lift laws prevent u.s. residents adopt russian children laws put place moscow response magnitsky act trump tell reuters wednesday know son meet last year recently conversation reporters late day trump say fact maybe meet mention point add tell clinton trump jr. lawyer alan futerfas say talk person come meet russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya trump aid tell specifically work russian government fact laugh ask question futerfas tell nbc news immediately clear person refer akhmetshin lawyer say trump jr. know nothing man background time meet russian lawyer meet veselnitskaya say work russian authorities tell wall street journal interview friday meet russian authorities regularly say share information u.s.-born fund manager lobby passage magnitsky act russian prosecutor general office include prosecutor general yuri chaika top official appoint kremlin journal say russian-american lobbyist meet trump jr. russian lawyer nbc news