Donald Trump Jr. initially told the press that the meeting was held to discuss adoptions of Russian children by Americans. On July 8, 2017, Trump Jr. tweeted that he agreed to the meeting with the understanding that he would receive information damaging to Hillary Clinton, and that he was conducting opposition research.[3] Goldstone had stated in his email that the Russian government was involvedI think that this was one of the sanctions:
The Magnitsky Act, formally known as the Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, is a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Obama in November–December 2012, intending to punish Russian officials responsible for the death of Russian tax accountant Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow prison in 2009.Putin was willing to trade Hillary secrets for help on the sanctions. When news of the meeting came out, this was the stated treason and no one doubted it. It is the truth.
Manafort is the typical political wheeler dealer, and good at it evidently. He also lobbies for foreign leaders and crooks. The meeting sounds more like a fishing expedition, as I have difficulty seeing Putin betting candidate Trump can guarantee the sanctions relief.
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