In 2016, Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, met with a Russian lawyer who had strong ties to the Kremlin.
On Monday, the New York Times reported that the man who brokered the meeting, Rob Goldstone, stated in an email to Trump Jr. that the lawyer had information that could hurt the Hillary Clinton campaign and explicitly stated that the information came from the Russian government, who was trying to help Trump win the election. Why is this bad for Donald Trump? Well, it’s a sign that members of his campaign welcomed support from Russia.
Why is this bad for Donald Trump? Well, it’s an indication that members of his campaign embraced support from Russia.
When we were sinking into this news, Twitter did what it does best: make jokes.
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/884586765201362945
https://twitter.com/SeanMcElwee/status/884591333171744768
https://twitter.com/Neil_Irwin/status/884599927376162816
Gmail nails it again pic.twitter.com/JdpF48QOVq
— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) July 11, 2017
TO: [email protected]
FROM: [email protected]
SUBJECT: Fwd: E-vite to TreasonHello, Mr. Junior. Am Russian from. Have serious information good
— Mark Agee (@MarkAgee) July 11, 2017
tomorrow we're going to find out the email came from [email protected]
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) July 11, 2017
This could be the biggest email mistake in the last 18 months of email mistakes https://t.co/iqxOf5hy3J
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) July 11, 2017
Who among us hasn’t knowingly met with a hostile power because they promised to help elect your dad? https://t.co/23hse83cew pic.twitter.com/MweA5eyzrz
— Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) July 11, 2017