Russian Lawyer Whom Trump Jr. Met Says She Was in Contact With Top Russian Prosecutor

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Source: Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTONThe Russian lawyer whom Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort met last year with the hopes of receiving damaging information about Hillary Clinton says she talked with the office of Russias top prosecutor while waging a campaign against a U.S. sanctions law and the hedge-fund manager who backed it.

Lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya said she wasnt working for Russian authorities, but she said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that she was meeting with Russian authorities regularly and shared information about the hedge-fund manager with the Russian prosecutor generals office, including with Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika, a top official appointed by the Kremlin.

I personally know the general prosecutor, Ms. Veselnitskaya said. In the course of my investigation [about the fund manager], I shared information with him.

Mr. Chaikas office didnt respond to requests for comment on whether he knows and received information from Ms. Veselnitskaya.


Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-lawyer-who-trump-jr-met-says-she-was-in-contact-with-top-russian-prosecutor-1500063809

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It looks like the quid pro quo involved a settlement, in which the Trump administration allowed the firm represented by Veselnitskaya to settle a fraud lawsuit against them.
Preet Bharara was prosecuting Veselnitskaya's client, but he was fired 2 months before the Trump administration settled.
Now I know why Trump fired Preet Bharara on behalf of Veselnitskaya, in exchange for the DNC emails and Podesta emails.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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[ariadne0614]

2. I like your quid pro quo theory,

and wonder who else might be working with the same idea. The implications are significant.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. This is how Trump does business

gets leverage or some payoff from every interaction

[dalton99a]

4. Kick.

[Roland99]

5. Betting Mueller et al already know this!

Imagine what else they know that we don't!

[DonViejo]

6. Locking...

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