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(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Dana Bash) The Trump view that anything with "Russia" attached is an attempt to delegitimize his election victory, including his son taking a meeting with someone connected to the Russian government, his support of his son for taking the meeting, the impact of this matter on the "vibe" within the White House, how the White House does not care about "optics," Trump's continuing to tweet to reach his audience discussed. Other material: [Voice of deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee SANDERS - says the president wants to focus on his agenda.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live contentious discussion held with deputy assistant to President Trump Sebastian Gorka about White House matters. [GORKA - denies there is a bunker mentality in the White House whereas we are pushing the agenda; criticizes the media: all about ratings & money; backs Don Jr.'s transparency about the Russia media; restates it is bogus; explains the Russia meeting.] Other material: [In hearings, in response to questions from Senator Lindsey Graham, FBI director nominee Chris WRAY - says if you get a call from a representative of a foreign government, "call the FBI."]
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Mary Katharine Ham, Errol Louis, Kirsten Powers, Dana Bash & Gloria Borger about the Gorka interview & the Russian meeting. [BORGER, BASH, POWERS, LOUIS, HAM - offer views on what is going on in the White House wherein there are factions, how the Russia meeting story is affecting the White House as Republicans say, how the tweets indicate this {Russia/Don Jr.} is a real media story despite the White House "gaslighting," how the Russian adoption story is linked to sanctions against Russia, how there is a "real" e-mail linking Donald Trump, Jr., who is no longer a credible source, how contacts from a foreign national from Russia does not happen all the time, how the administration's knee-jerk reaction is to blame Hillary Clinton & the Democrats as in the Ukraine story.]
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pamela Brown) CNN's exclusive behind-the-scenes video of Donald Trump in Las Vegas in 2013 hanging out with Russian pop singer & his father Emin & Aras Agalarov†† & publicist Ron Goldstone, whose e-mail {quoted} set up the meeting for Donald Trump, Jr., with a Russian lawyer, shown. [In video, TRUMP - speaks about the Miss Universe pageant & Russia.] [On Fox, on Tuesday, Donald TRUMP, Jr. - downplays his relationship with the Russian family.] Trump video message to Emin also shown. [On CNN, Agalarov lawyer Scott BALBER†- comments on the Agalarovs & Trump.] What Aras told a Russian radio station about Goldstone & Trump, Jr., discussed.
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(New York: Randi Kaye) The questions about President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who was present at the meeting of Donald Trump, Jr., with the Russian lawyer, who promised to deliver dirt on Hillary Clinton, examined; details given about Kushner's other meetings with Russians about back channel communications, about Kushner's SS86 security clearance form. [Russian lawyer Natalia VESELNITSKAYA†- {thru translator} says Kushner was at the meeting & then left the room.] [Senator John McCAIN, former national intelligence director James CLAPPER - offer views on the Kushner issue.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's legal panel Jeffrey Kushner, former Bush lawyer Richard Painter & law professor Jonathan Turley about Kushner. [TOOBIN, TURLEY, PAINTER - offer views on Kushner revising his security clearance about visits with Russian foreign nationals, the importance of listing foreign contacts, but most omissions do not lead to criminal charges, how Kushner has had a lot of contacts he seems to have forgotten about.]
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