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Kremlin-connected lawyer making it clear she was trying to help his father's campaign by offering damaging information on hillary clinton. former cia operative edward mcmullen and former cia analyst colonel anthony shafer. evan, should donald trump jr. have reported this meeting instead of taken it? >> of course he should have. one thing that's fascinating not getting enough information he was informed via e-mail this offer of information, compromising information, allegedly, on hillary clinton, had to do or was related to a russian government effort to help his father's campaign. that's a hug...

Ch kremlin. i work for the president of the united states. you should ask the kremlin. >> according to the president of the united states, does the president believe after meeting with vladimir putin that russia did not try to med until tdle i election? >> we know what russia did and we know how they were involved in things that they've been doing for about 70 years, since the october revolution of 1917 in the united states. we're fully ware of that. we're also fully aware of russia's ties to the dnc and the persons who were close to the russian government or using russian tools were involved ...

Conversation. that was mr. manafort. >> they had the impression, it appears, they were going to be told some information that you had about the dnc. how did they get that impression? >> translator: it's quite possible that maybe they were looking for such information. they wanted it so badly. >> have you ever worked for the russian government? do you have connections to the russian government? >> translator: no. >> reporter: so there you go. she says she does not have direct contact with the kremlin, that she was wasn't -- i asked her specifically, do you have direct contact, were you asked to...

Himself possibly even the president leaked information? >> so you know who leaked the information? do you have those identities? >> i'm asking you. >> no. i'm asking you. >> well, i can't answer that, sir. >> do you know? >> i know that there are people -- >> why are you making those statements? >> i know there are people within the white house who leak information on a regular basis. >> well, that's impressive. you know more than we do inside the white house a to who's doing the leaking. maybe you should talk to the authorities if you're in possession of felonious activity and leaking informa...

My friend ali velshi. you're in luck, still in new york city, hallie. >> with the russian lawyer at the center of that meeting with don jr. talking to our own keir simmons basically contradicting what we've heard so far from team trump. what she's saying about what went down with campaign officials. what don jr. is saying today about that overnight report he is told the meeting was an attempt by the russians to help his father's campaign. by the way, russia not the only big story we're following today. we're looking at the health care fight and protesters arrested on the hill and the bill st...