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CNN Evening News for 2017-07-14

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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  07:00:00 pm — 07:00:10 pm

• Trump / Russian Connection / The Meeting / Trump, Jr. / Sekulow Interview (Part I)

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  07:00:10 pm — 07:17:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) That others were in the room with Donald Trump, Jr., & the Russian lawyer examined; details given from e-mails indicating Trump meet a Russian government lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya with dirt of Hillary Clinton & about lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin†, as well as Paul Manafort & Jared Kushner & publicist Rob Goldstone, who set it up, being there. [On Tuesday, on Fox, TRUMP, Jr. - says "this is everything" & they are dragging out the story: i will be transparent; downplays meeting with anyone from Russia.] What Trump, Jr., said on July 8 about the meeting about adoption quoted. [On Wednesday, Trump lawyers Jay SEKULOW, Sebastian GORKA, MAN, Trump adviser Kellyanne CONWAY - cite Don's transparency.] The impact of this whole matter on Republicans noted. [Representative Trey GOWDY†- offer views on the drip drip drip undermining the administration's credibility.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Jim Sciutto) The participants in the June 2016 meeting & how the Trump explanations downplaying the meeting don't hold up, the characterization from the lobbyist about the meeting discussed; photos shown of the eight: Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort, Don, Jr., Russians Veselnitskaya, Akhmetshin, Goldstone, a translator & a representative of the Agalarov family.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live interview held with President Trump's attorney Jay Sekulow about the meeting. [From Nashville, SEKULOW - offer views on how Don, Jr., put out all the e-mails, how no laws are being violated, thus nothing much happened at the meeting, which was short & not of substance, how President Trump was not aware of the meeting & did not participate.]

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  07:17:40 pm — 07:21:00 pm

• Trump / Russian Connection / The Meeting / Trump, Jr. / Sekulow Interview (Part II) / A Discussion

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  07:21:00 pm — 07:34:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion continued with President Trump's attorney Jay Sekulow about the meeting of Donald Trump, Jr., with a Russian attorney. [From Nashville, SEKULOW - offer views on whether lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya worked for the Russian government, how no statute was violated by the meeting, that she was interested in the Magnitsky Act so people left early, how President Trump was not aware of the meeting until the issue came out.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's "The Atlantc"'s Molly Ball, former Senator Rick Santorum, Jeffrey Toobin, Bob Baer & former US attorney Matthew Whitaker about the meeting, the Sekulow viewpoint. [TOOBIN, SANTORUM, BALL, WHITAKER BAER - offer views on what Sekulow is saying that there was no illegality, the issue of information in a political scandal & the need to get more out if there is more there, the other shoes in the matter that could drop, so we have to keep looking, whether the Russian government would use a lawyer: a "soft pitch" to get cooperation with the Trump team, which was receptive to working with the Russians, the issue of Don Jr.'s transparency.]

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  07:34:00 pm — 07:37:50 pm

• Trump / Russian Connection / The Meeting / Trump, Jr. / Sekulow Interview (Part II) / A Discussion (Part II)

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  07:37:50 pm — 07:43:30 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) tonight's interview held with President Trump's attorney Jay Sekulow about the meeting of Donald Trump, Jr., with a Russian lawyer. [SEKULOW - offer views on Trump, Jr., transparency by putting out the e-mail chain.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion continued with CNN's "The Atlantc"'s Molly Ball, former Senator Rick Santorum, Jeffrey Toobin, Bob Baer & former US attorney Matthew Whitaker about the meeting, the Sekulow viewpoint. [TOOBIN, SANTORUM, BALL, WHITAKER - offer views on the investigation by special counsel former FBI director Robert Mueller of the meeting, the e-mails, Trump's assistant Rona Graff‡, how the president's agenda is stuck, the dissatisfaction with presidential leadership, Trump, Jr., evolving story.]

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  07:43:30 pm — 07:47:30 pm

• Trump / Russian Connection / The Meeting / Trump, Jr. / A Discussion

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  07:47:30 pm — 07:53:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's David Gergen & Jim Axelrod about President Trump's handling of the story of the meeting of his son with a Russian lawyer. [AXELROD, GERGEN - offer views on how the White House staff is handling this story, what it is like to be in the White House when something like this is happening, how this a pattern of dishonest statements: it is a most incompetent coverup with the president & his team paying a price, how crisis communication should work.]

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  07:53:10 pm — 07:57:10 pm

• Trump / France Visit / The Handshakes / The Visits

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  07:57:10 pm — 08:01:20 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The long handshakes between President Trump & French President Emmanuel Macron at the Bastille Day parade analyzed in detail & shown with a time clock on the screen.

  (New York: Randi Kaye) The Bastille Day parade & how Trump likes to be the center of attention reviewed; scenes shown of Trump & Macron then & at later events & of the president in Saudi Arabia, Poland, Germany, Israel & Canada. [TRUMp - speaks about Saudi Arabia & Poland.]

• Start of second hour of AC360.

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  08:01:20 pm — 08:01:20 pm