Hicks warned that the story would be a big deal -- Trump operatives meeting with Russians with the promise of "dirt" on Hillary Clinton looked very bad, even if there was nothing illegal in it. Then this happened, according to Mueller's report: "The President did not want to talk about it and did not want the details." Remember what we are talking about here: Kushner, Donald Trump Jr. and Paul Manafort met with a group of Russians in June 2016 at Trump Tower. Replied Trump Jr. : "If it's what you say I love it especially later in the summer." The eventual meeting, according to Trump Jr., was a nothing burger -- and ended quickly.

Source: CNN December 03, 2019 16:30 UTC