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I would never do anything to endanger this country. we fought so hard during this campaign. the rest of our family, the efforts we put into it. we would do anything for this country. we are never going to put that in jeopardy. ever. >> sean: all the emails that exist on this case, you don't think there's any other one? >> donald jr.,: we have scoured it thoroughly, just to be sure. there isn't anything else there. >> sean: there was no follow-up, with any of them? >> donald jr.,: there was no reason to follow up. it was a waste of time. >> sean: did you learn about the adoption issue when you ...

New york times," this russian attorney has connections to the kremlin. it certainly would seem to indicate if it's a russian government effort to help your father's campaign and we want you to meet with this russian attorney, it would seem like in anybody's mind, they would be linked. accurately or not. >> but without knowing the contents of the conversation, i think that to my point about the known unknowns, there is a lot that we don't know. you know, we know what both of these sides have said about this. >> well, let's talk about what we don't know at this point. >> well, look, we don't act...

To argue then -- >> it's not subtle. >> to argue then that you had no idea that this russian attorney -- according to "the new york times," this russian attorney has connections to the kremlin. it certainly would seem to indicate if it's a russian government effort to help your father's campaign and we want you to meet with this russian attorney, it would seem like in anybody's mind, they would be linked. accurately or not. >> but without knowing the contents of the conversation, i think that to my point about the known unknowns, there is a lot that we don't know. you know, we know what both o...

When i fist heard about this terrific story our friends at "the new york times" did and it was clear the meeting was not about russian adoption, but i could hardly have imagined that it could have evidence so bad and so voluntarily exposed and provided by donald trump jr. this is serious. >> and the adoption issue, we should point out, is also a major issue for vladimir putin. >> yes. >> this was the issue of trying to get congress to cancel the sanctions, the magnitsky sanctions for human rights abuses in russia, after which he retaliat retaliated, putin did, katy tur, by canceling the adopti...

>> it bawas bee primarily discussed adoption services. nowhere in the e-mails do you see the words sanctions, adoption, magnitsky. donald trump jr.'s statement saturday was carefully worded because the majority of the time was spent talking about this adoption issue. that actually has not been totally disputed by the lawyer, that she has advocated for this, that part is not in dispute. the statement left the impression the meeting was about this. sunday it turns out it's about dirt on hillary and here we are tuesday with the confirmation that trump jr. knew he was meeting with at the time some...