President Trump Defends Son’s Decision to Accept Meeting With Russian Lawyer

Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions

7/13/2017

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Speaking at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, President Donald Trump defended his son’s choice to take a meeting with a Russian lawyer who had promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton, and said that the lawyer had been allowed to enter the United States by then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

“I have a son who is a great young man, he’s a fine person. He took a meeting with a lawyer from Russia. It lasted for a very short period, and nothing came of the meeting. I think it’s a meeting most people in politics probably would have taken,” Trump said at the press conference on July 13.

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Jasper Fakkert

Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions

Jasper Fakkert is the editor-in-chief of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science and a Master's degree in Journalism. With more than a decade of experience at The Epoch Times, Fakkert has played a key role in expanding the publication’s reach, ensuring readers are provided with independent and insightful news coverage.