This story has been sorta front page for 3 days…
Most Americans won’t care about it…
But in the context of Donald Trump and untruths?
It IS admission that he WILL LIE and change things at will…
He HAS been caught in this one..
So he is coming clean as he does when caught with his pants down…
This could makes his son criminally liable and makes his lawyers look duped…
The president’s explicit acknowledgement that the meeting was held in order to gather information on his Democratic opponent stands in direct contrast with what his son has previously said about the content of the meeting.
“We primarily discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children that was active and popular with American families years ago,” read a statement last year by Trump Jr., which was dictated by the president.
Trump Jr. also published emails about the meeting a year later to pre-empt a New York Times report on the matter. He has downplayed the meeting, describing it as a “waste of time” and saying it was about Russian adoption policy related to American sanctions.
The president’s tweet on Sunday appeared to be referring to CNN and Washington Post stories published Saturday, both of which reported that he is becoming increasingly anxious about his son’s legal fate.
One adviser told the Post that the president does not believe his son intentionally broke the law, but that he may inadvertently end up in Mueller’s crosshairs.
CNN reported, citing a source who speaks with the president often, that he has ratcheted up his attacks on Mueller in recent weeks over concerns the investigation may reach his family.
Moments after his tweet defending his son, Trump issued two more tweets attacking the Mueller investigation. He reprised his most common criticisms, calling investigators “17 angry Democrats,” and questioning why they aren’t investigating the FBI or Department of Justice….