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On the recordJuly 12, 2017
I think from a practical standpoint, most people would have taken that meeting. It's called opposition research or even research into your opponent. I've had many people, I've only been in politics for two years. I've had many people call up, oh, gee, we have information on this factor or this person or, frankly, Hillary. That's very standard in politics.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump defends taking a meeting with a Russian lawyer, stating it's standard practice in politics to seek opposition research.

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