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♪ >> kimberly: welcome back to ♪ >> kimberly: welcome back to "the five." today in paris, president trump spoke for the first time on his sons meeting with a russian lawyer. he issued a staunch defense of don, jr.r. >> my son is a wonderful young man. he took a meeting with a russian lawyer, not a government lawyer, but a russian lawyer. it was ala short meeting. it was a meeting that went very, very quickly, very fast. i think from a practical standpoint, most people would have taken that m...

People at home, whats the conclusion? collusion? no, we dont see that, i see illusion and delusion. >> nothing happened from the meeting, honestly, i think the press made a very big deal over something that really a lot of people would do. ? well, this morning, nbc news has learned there was a fifth person in that meeting between donald trump jr., former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and a russian lawyer. he is said to be a russian military lobbyist, where he served as a counter intellig...

♪ >> kimberly: welcome back to 3:30. today in paris president trump spoke for the first time on his sons meeting with a russian lawyer. he issued a staunch defense of don, jr. >> my son is a wonderful young man. he took a meeting with a russian lawyer, not a government lawyer, but a russian lawyer. it was a short meeting. it was a meeting that went very, very quickly, very fast. i think from a practical standpoint, most people would have taken that meeting. its called opposition research, or e...

Russian intelligence. nbc news is not naming that lobbyist who denies any current ties to russian spy agencies. his presence likely to be of interest to investigators. the lawyer, natali natalia veselnitskaya says she traveled with someone but refusing to name him. the president before leaving for paris. >> my son is a wonderful young man. he took a meeting with a russian lawyer. not a government lawyer, but a russian lawyer. >> reporter: but trump junior accepted the meeting last june with some...

Between donald trump jr. and russian lawyer natalia who was described in an e-mail to trumps eldest son as a russian government lawyer is now part of the investigation into whether the trump campaign colluded with the kremlin to interfere in the 2016 election. >> i think its a meeting that most people in politics probably would have taken. >> reporter: but many disagree. republicans, democrats, and mr. trumps own nominee to lead the fbi says the russian offered to take down hillary clinton and i...

Point most people would have taken that meeting. its called opposition research or even research into your opponent. ive had many people -- ive only been in politics for two years, but ive had many people call up, oh, gee, we have information on this factor or this person or frankly hillary. thats very standard in politics. politics is not the nicest business in the world. but its very standard where they have information and you take the information. in the case of don, he listened. i guess the...

Hillary. thats very standard in politics. politics is not the nicest business in the world, but its very standard where they have information and you take the information. in the case of don, he listened. i guess they talked about, as i see it, they talked about adoption and some things. adoption wasnt even a part of the campaign. but nothing happened from the meeting. zero happened from the meeting, and honestly, i think the press made a very big deal over something that really a lot of people ...

Time and not really paying attention. the president saying the media is blowing this all out of proportion and pointing to the idea that this russian attorney got into the country because of the obama administration, wondering why that happened. listen to what the president said here. >> i think the press made a very big deal over something that really a lot of people would do. now, the lawyer that went to the meeting, i see she was in the halls of congress also. somebody said that her visa or h...

It was a short meeting. i think from a practical standpoint, most people would have taken that meeting. it is called opposition research or even research into your point. i have only been in politics for two years. but ive had many people call up, oh, gee, we have information on this factor or this person or frankly, hillary. thats very standard in politics. politics is not the nicest business in the world but it is very standard where they have information and you take the information. i think ...

Where i just kind of, like, made a vow, like, "im done." >> anthony: when you get out, you became a drug counselor. >> danny: i dedicated my life to helping other people. everything good that has happened to me has happened as a direct result of helping someone else. everything. >> anthony: well, for example, you were called to a film set to counsel somebody and you bump into, of all the people in the world, edward bunker. >> danny: eddie bunker. >> anthony: hes a legendary ex-con turned writer,...