In the week following former national security adviser Michael Flynn's guilty plea, new details have emerged about the meeting President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., attended in July 2016 with a Russian lawyer who offered him "dirt" on Hillary Clinton, among other revelations.
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New Trump Tower meeting details, a whistleblower, and the GOP's efforts to malign the FBI — the Trump Russia investigation a week after Flynn's guilty plea
With new revelations about Don, Jr.'s Trump Tower meeting, the Russia investigation was quieter this week than last but still vital for the future of the probe.
The investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller has also come under fire from Republicans, who, together with Trump himself, criticized the FBI over supposed partisan bias this week.
Here's everything you need to know about the Trump Russia investigation from this week:
- Veselnitskaya stated that she did not have the information Trump Jr. was reportedly looking for, and said Trump Jr. misunderstood the purpose of the meeting.
- When Trump Jr. realized she did not have damaging information on Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, Veselnitskaya said the meeting went downhill.
- After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in Tatters - worst in History! But fear not, we will bring it back to greatness." Current FBI Director Chris Wray responded to Trump's claims with a motivational email to his staff. "It is truly an honor to represent you," Wray wrote.
- A Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee left several observers stunned on Thursday when he read off a list of names of agents to the FBI director and asked him to disclose their political biases. The notion that FBI agents could be subject to political tests from another branch of government unnerved several observers and former employees.
- The US District Court for the District of Columbia judge presiding over the criminal case for Flynn has been recused from handling the case. The reason for the recusal is still unknown.
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