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Read Donald Trump Jr.’s just released email chain on Russia meeting

Politics Jul 11, 2017 11:22 AM EST

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. has released an email chain that shows him discussing plans to hear damaging information on Hillary Clinton.

In a statement Tuesday, Trump’s eldest son said he was posting the emails “in order to be totally transparent.”

The emails with music publicist Rob Goldstone show that Trump Jr. was told that the Russian government had information that could “incriminate” Clinton and her dealings with Russia.

Read the email chain below:

Donald Trump Jr. released the email exchange between him and music publicist Rob Goldstone.

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