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Trump's role in crafting a misleading statement for his son could spell more legal trouble for the White House

The Washington Post said President Donald Trump "dictated" a misleading statement about his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer. Could it mean legal trouble?

President Donald Trump personally "dictated" a misleading statement about his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer last year that said they primarily "discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children," The Washington Post reported Monday, a move experts say could put the White House at fresh legal risk.

"But both could be relevant to whether other things Trump has done" — like firing former FBI Director James Comey — "were done with corrupt intent," Sklansky said. CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said Monday that the episode would likely signal "consciousness of guilt" to federal and congressional investigators.

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