On the recordJuly 12, 2017
I do think this. I think from a practical standpoint most people would have taken that meeting. It's called opposition research or even research into your opponent.
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President Trump justifies Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with the Russian lawyer as a common practice in politics.
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