At a joint press conference in Paris, Donald Trump finally took a question from a reporter about his son Donald Jr.’s meeting with a Russia government attorney and his answer was to try to blame former Obama Attorney General Loretta Lynch for his Trump Jr’s problems.
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WATCH: Trump's full answer on Don, Jr.: "From a practical standpoint, most people would have taken that meeting." pic.twitter.com/FHa3q11uya
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After lying about his not taking a meeting with a Russian government lawyer, Trump said, “Nothing happened from the meeting. Zero happened from the meeting, and I think the press made a very big deal over something that really a lot of people would do. Now, the lawyer that went to the meeting, I see that she was in the halls of Congress also, and somebody said that her visa or her passport to come into the country was approved by Attorney General Lynch. Now, maybe that’s wrong, I just heard that a little while ago. That’s why she was here, because of Lynch.”
Trump made it sound like the person to blame for Trump Jr’s meeting with a Russian government lawyer was Loretta Lynch, because Lynch let her into the country, which even Trump says may not be true, but that is the story that he is telling. Also, Don Jr. is good boy who fooled by a nasty Russian, who is Loretta Lynch’s fault, into taking a meeting where he was offered dirt on Hillary Clinton but instead was forced to listen to a pitch about adoption, which really wasn’t about adoption, but rolling back a law related to Russian human rights abuses.
Trump appeared to be lifeless during the press conference. His answer on Don Jr. was the epitome of the barely with it President that America has come to expect when Donald Trump travels to anywhere overseas. Trump did not look good. He did not sound good, and his effort to blame Loretta Lynch for his son’s Russia collusion was absurd.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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