Trump Jr. to meet Senate Committee over Russia hacking

The investigation into alleged Russian interference in 2016 election is gaining steam as Donald Trump Jr. is set to meet with the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday during a closed-door session.

The meeting with the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to relate to a meeting Trump Jr., 39, had with a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign under the promise of receiving damaging information about Hillary Clinton, who was his father’s opponent at the time.

Moments after receiving an invitation to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Trump Jr.’s legal team released a statement saying that they “look forward to a professional and productive meeting and appreciate the opportunity to assist the committee.”

Read also: RUSSIA HACKING: Trump Jr., Kushner met with Russian lawyer, New York Times reveals

Last month, US special counsel, Robert Mueller, convened a grand jury in Washington, DC to further investigate Moscow’s involvement.

According to reports, grand jury subpoenas have been issued in connection with a meeting on June 2016 between Donald Trump Jr., a Russian lawyer and two other sources familiar with the matter in an investigation that will probably continue for months.

Recall that after the US elections, intelligence agencies concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered hacking of Democratic political groups to discredit the election and sway the voting towards Republican Trump, who won an upset victory in November.

Moscow has however denied any such meddling. Trump also has dismissed the allegations, suggesting instead that Obama might have wiretapped his Trump Tower in New York or that China may have been behind the cyber attacks.

 

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