Newly released emails show that a son of U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to meet with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 election campaign. Donald Trump Junior was hoping the lawyer would provide damaging information about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. At the time, she and his father were the leading candidates for president. On Tuesday, Trump Jr. released a series of emails that he said led to the meeting. The release followed a report in The New York Times newspaper. The son described his action as an effort to be totally transparent. The emails came as Special Counsel Robert Mueller and several congressional committees explore Russian involvement in the presidential election. U.S. intelligence agencies have said that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally directed a campaign to damage Clinton’s image and to help Trump.
Title: Emails Show Trump’s Son Expected Russian Information on Clinton
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State Hillary Clinton.</span> <span data-start-time='30458' data-end-time='38792'>At the time, she and his father were the leading candidates for president.</span> <span data-start-time='38792' data-end-time='49625'>On Tuesday, Trump Jr. released a series of emails that he said led to the meeting.</span> <span data-start-time='49625' data-end-time='56583'>The release followed a report in The New York Times newspaper.</span> <span data-start-time='56583' data-end-time='65188'>The son described his action as an effort to be totally transparent.</span> <span data-start-time='65188' data-end-time='80021'>The emails came as Special Counsel Robert Mueller and several congressional committees explore Russian involvement in the presidential election.</span> <span data-start-time='80021' data-end-time='96000'>U.S. intelligence agencies have said that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally directed a campaign to damage Clinton’s image and to help Trump.</span> </p></div><div 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