Trump’s Son Met Kremlin-Linked Russian Lawyer For Damaging Information On Clinton, Claims Report

President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., agreed to meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the 2016 election campaign after being promised damaging information about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing three advisers to the White House.

According to the daily, the unreported meeting, which allegedly took place on 9 June 2016 at Trump Tower in Manhattan, was attended by Trump's campaign chairman, Paul J Manafort and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. However, it is still unclear whether Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, actually provided the promised compromising information about Clinton or not.

Trump Jr., in a statement released late on Sunday afternoon, said he had met the Russian lawyer at the request of an acquaintance.

"After pleasantries were exchanged the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to Russia were funding the Democratic National Committee and supporting Clinton. Her statements were vague, ambiguous and made no sense. No details or supporting information was provided or even offered. It quickly became clear that she had no meaningful information."

He further claimed that the lawyer turned the conversation to the adoption of Russian children and a law blacklisting Russians linked to human-rights abuses.

Earlier on Saturday, it was reported that two weeks after Trump won the Republican nomination last year, Trump Jr. arranged a meeting with a Russian lawyer who has connections to the Kremlin. This was the first confirmed private meeting between Trump's team and person linked with Russian Government during the 2016 election campaign.

The revelations come after President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the allegations of election meddling during the summit of leaders from the Group of 20 major economies in Hamburg, Germany.