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In reply to the discussion: Russian Lawyer Brought Ex-Soviet Counter Intelligence Officer to Trump Team Meeting [View all]riversedge
(70,182 posts)14. Donald's lawyer spoke with this unnamed man.....he is a U.S. citizen................
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-lawyer-brought-ex-soviet-counter-intelligence-officer-trump-team-n782851
WASHINGTON The Russian lawyer who met with the Trump team after a promise of compromising material on Hillary Clinton was accompanied by a Russian-American lobbyist a former Soviet counter intelligence officer who is suspected by some U.S. officials of having ongoing ties to Russian intelligence, NBC News has learned.
NBC News is not naming the lobbyist, who denies any current ties to Russian spy agencies. He accompanied the lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, to the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower attended by Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort.
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Veselnitskaya acknowledged to NBC News that she was accompanied by at least one other man, though she declined to identify him.
Contacted by NBC News, representatives for Kushner and Manafort declined to comment.
Alan Futerfas, the attorney retained by Donald Trump Jr., confirmed he has spoken to the individual.
"Its very simple, Futerfas said. "The person was described as a friend of Emin [Agalarov]s and maybe as a friend of Natalia [Veselnitskaya]s.
Agalarov is a pop star and a client of Rob Goldstone, a music publicist who arranged the meeting with Trump Jr. Agalarov appeared in a music video with Trump when the Miss Universe pageant, which Trump owned at the time, was held in Moscow in 2013.
Futerfas said he has talked with that individual who came to the meeting with Veselnitskaya. "He is a U.S. citizen. He told me specifically he was not working for the Russian government, and in fact laughed when I asked him that question.
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Russian Lawyer Brought Ex-Soviet Counter Intelligence Officer to Trump Team Meeting [View all]
demmiblue
Jul 2017
OP
C'mon-just because it was a former Soviet spy is no reason to jump to conclusions...
brooklynite
Jul 2017
#1
Yup. All spies are upright decent people, sworn and dedicated to telling the truth. nt
NCjack
Jul 2017
#11
Donald's lawyer spoke with this unnamed man.....he is a U.S. citizen................
riversedge
Jul 2017
#14
I believe that the lawyer was mistaken and was referring to the now sixth person (per MSNBC).
demmiblue
Jul 2017
#16
msnbc saying they have reached out to trump jr. kushner, manifort, and no response yet.
riversedge
Jul 2017
#18
There sure are lots of people involved with this Russian baby adoption stuff
JusticeForAll
Jul 2017
#32
I have never been closely involved in political campaigns but I know the reputation of
Thinkingabout
Jul 2017
#37