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So now he's saying the meeting was a set-up, he went there promised dirt on Hillary but that was only the bait to talk about the Adoption issue.
So he's admitting that Donald Jr, Campaign Chairman Manafort and Jared Kushner all went to the meeting because of the promise of dirt on Hillary? But since they didn't get it and it was a ploy to get them to talk adoption issue that is okay? They went to get dirt from Russia about Hillary. Full Stop.
And he lied about it at first, claiming it was all about the adoption issue. And all three of them lied about the meeting ever happening as they never disclosed it until it was uncovered only recently. Now all of a sudden all remember it completely.
Most telling might be how did the NYT know about what was discussed (which Trump Jr has now confirmed in large)? I think it means Manafort is singing.
Also, note what the adoption thing is really about.
From the Times story
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/us/politics/trump-russia-kushner-manafort.html
The Russian lawyer invited to the Trump Tower meeting, Natalia Veselnitskaya, is best known for mounting a multipronged attack against the Magnitsky Act, an American law that blacklists suspected Russian human rights abusers. The law so enraged Mr. Putin that he retaliated by halting American adoptions of Russian children.
The adoption impasse is a frequently used talking point for opponents of the Magnitsky Act.
So basically, the meeting was, "we'll give you illegally obtained dirt on your opponents if you agree to our policy demands." And that's according to Trump Jr.'s own statements.
Patience will pay off here. Notice the desperate "it's nothing see it's nothing" comments that come out immediately, every single time something from the investigation leaks. It has been funny to watch, and I need to go buy some more popcorn.
One of the GOP messaging notes appears to be, "it's already over. Democrats are telling people to stop talking about it."