Lindsey Graham: Trump Jr Russia Emails ‘Disturbing’ And ‘Very Problematic’
On Tuesday, Donald Trump Jr. released a bombshell set of emails proving that he colluded with the Russian government in the 2016 election.
Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday said Donald Trump Jr.’s emails setting up a meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer who promised to have compromising information on Hillary Clinton are “disturbing” and “very problematic.”
Lindsey Graham: "If there's an email from a Russian suggesting that the Russian government wants to help, that would be very problematic." pic.twitter.com/Bof6eNysMZ
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 11, 2017
“That email is disturbing,” Graham said on MSNBC.
“I know Donald Trump Jr. is new to politics, I know that Jared Kushner is new to politics, but this is going to require a lot of questions to be asked and answered.”
Graham continued by saying that Trump Jr. will “definitely” need to testify about the meeting.
“Any time you’re in a campaign and you get offered from a foreign government to help your campaign, the answer is no,” he said.
“So I don’t know what Mr. Trump Jr.’s version of the facts are. Definitely he has to testify.”
“I don’t know why they would pick somebody for him to meet with who didn’t have any information about the Clinton campaign, but on its face, this is very problematic,” he said. “We cannot allow foreign governments to reach out to anybody’s campaign and say, ‘We’d like to help you.’ That is a nonstarter.”
When asked about the White House’s accounts of meetings between President Donald Trump’s associates and Russians, Graham added: “It’s very frustrating for every couple of weeks to find out about a new meeting.”
Lindsey Graham: "Any time you're in a campaign and you get an offer from a foreign government to help your campaign, the answer is 'no'." pic.twitter.com/SOUdr0iYp3
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 11, 2017
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