Trump Tweets Trump Tower Meeting Was to Get Info on Clinton

New tweet seemly contradicts previous White House statement...

President Trump.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the meeting between his son, Donald Trump, Jr., and a Russian lawyer in June 2016 was "to get information on an opponent," seemingly contradicting a statement from more than a year ago that the meeting focused on a Russian adoption program, nbc.com reported today.

"Fake News reporting, a complete fabrication, that I am concerned about the meeting my wonderful son, Donald, had in Trump Tower," he tweeted Sunday morning, nbc wrote.

"This was a meeting to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics -- and it went nowhere," he tweeted, defending the meeting and appearing to refer to political opposition research done by campaigns, nbc added.

It is illegal for campaigns to accept help from a foreign government or from foreign nationals, nbc noted.

The president's tweets seemingly referred to reports published Saturday in the Washington Post and by CNN saying Trump was concerned about his son being ensnared in the Russia investigation.

For more:  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna897761

Additional news reports

Today's new development was widely reported.  For a sampling from other news organizations:

-- Trump attorney vows fight over subpoena, defends 2016 meeting with Russians: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/05/trump-attorney-vows-fight-over-subpoena-defends-2016-meeting-with-russians-763790

-- Trump lawyer Sekulow downplays potential Trump Tower meeting with Russians: http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/400441-trump-lawyer-sekulow-downplays-potential-trump-tower-meeting

-- The Day Trump Told Us There Was Attempted Collusion With Russia: https://www.newyorker.com/news-desk/swamp-chronicles/the-day-trump-told-us-there-was-attempted-collusion-with-russia?mbid=nl_Daily%20080518&CNDID=25100917&utm_source=Silverpop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20080518&utm_content=&spMailingID=14006837&spUserID=MTMzMTgyNjQxMDk0S0&spJobID=1460451525&spReportId=MTQ2MDQ1MTUyNQS2

-- Trump: 'Complete fabrication' that I'm worried about Trump Jr.'s involvement in Trump Tower meeting:  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-complete-fabrication-that-im-worried-about-trump-jr-s-involvement-in-trump-tower-meeting

-- President Trump: Donald Jr. did nothing illegal in meeting Russian attorney to get 'dirt' on Clinton: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/05/donald-trump-son-did-nothing-wrong-2016-meeting-russian/909876002/

-- Trump dismisses reports he's concerned about Trump Jr.'s legal fate: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/400437-trump-defends-trump-tower-meeting-amid-reports-hes-concerned-about

-- Trump: I'm not worried about Don Jr.'s role in Trump Tower meeting: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/05/trump-tower-donald-jr-fake-news-762978

-- Obama ethics czar pushes back on Trump: Meetings to get dirt on political opponents do not 'happen all the time': http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/400473-obama-ethics-czar-pushes-back-on-trump-meetings-to-get-dirt-on

-- Trump Loses a Battle in His War on Truth: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-08-06/trump-loses-a-battle-in-his-war-on-truth

Photo: Politico

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