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Attendees of Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting under scrutiny of Special Counsel Robert Mueller

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the attendees of Donald Trump Jr.'s June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the attendees of Donald Trump Jr.'s June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer. AP Photo/Matt York, File

A lawyer for a Russian developer says a company representative was the eighth person at a Trump Tower meeting brokered by Donald Trump Jr. during the campaign.

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Attorney Scott Balber confirmed to The Washington Post and CNN on Tuesday that Ike Kaveladze represented real estate developers Emin and Aras Agalarov at the June 2016 sit-down at President Donald Trump’s namesake skyscraper.

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The attorney said he has been contacted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office regarding Kaveladze’s identity.

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In 2013, the Agalarovs hosted the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow. Trump owned the pageant.

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Trump’s then-campaign chairman and his son-in-law also attended the meeting with a Russian lawyer and Russian-American lobbyist.

In emails, Trump Jr. expressed enthusiasm about meeting the lawyer who promised to deliver damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

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