WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Donald Trump, Jr., the U.S. president’s eldest son, met in August 2016 with an envoy representing the crown princes of United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The meeting was first reported by the New York Times on Saturday and confirmed by an attorney representing Trump Jr. The meeting was a chance for the envoy to offer help to the Trump presidential campaign, according to The New York Times. “They pitched Mr. Trump Jr. on a social media platform or marketing strategy. Zamel’s attorney, Marc Mukasey, said in a statement to Reuters that his client “offered nothing to the Trump campaign, received nothing from the Trump campaign, delivered nothing to the Trump campaign and was not solicited by, or asked to do anything for, the Trump campaign.”“Media reports about Mr. Zamel’s engaging in ‘social media manipulation’ are uninformed,” Mukasey added.

Source: Huffington Post May 19, 2018 18:56 UTC