Russian lawyer who met Trump Jr. charged in unrelated case 11 SHARES Share it! Veselnitskaya attended a 2016 meeting with Donald Trump Jr. and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner that was described to Trump Jr. as part of a Russian government effort to help his father’s campaign. Trump Jr. and Kushner have acknowledged attending the meeting but have said it amounted to nothing. In 2017, she emerged as a key figure in the probe into whether there was Russian collusion with Trump campaign operatives. Veselnitskaya has denied acting on behalf of Russian officials when she met with the Trump team, telling Congress she operates “independently of any government bodies.”

Source: Manila Bulletin January 08, 2019 16:30 UTC