Questions have been raised about whether I know of direct evidence thatMr. Trump or his campaign colluded with Russia. I do not. I want to beclear. But, I have my suspicions.
Sometime in the summer of 2017, I read all over the media that there hadbeen a meeting in Trump Tower in June 2016 involving Don Jr. and othersfrom the campaign with Russians, including a representative of the Russiangovernment, and an email setting up the meeting with the subject line, “Dirton Hillary Clinton.” Something clicked in my mind. I remember being in theroom with Mr. Trump, probably in early June 2016, when somethingpeculiar happened. Don Jr. came into the room and walked behind hisfather’s desk – which in itself was unusual. People didn’t just walk behindMr. Trump’s desk to talk to him. I recalled Don Jr. leaning over to his fatherand speaking in a low voice, which I could clearly hear, and saying: “Themeeting is all set." I remember Mr. Trump saying, “Ok good…let meknow.”
What struck me as I looked back and thought about that exchange betweenDon Jr. and his father was, first, that Mr. Trump had frequently told me andothers that his son Don Jr. had the worst judgment of anyone in theworld. And also, that Don Jr. would never set up any meeting of anysignificance alone – and certainly not without checking with his father.
I also knew that nothing went on in Trump world, especially the campaign,without Mr. Trump’s knowledge and approval. So, I concluded that DonJr. was referring to that June 2016 Trump Tower meeting about dirt on 18Hillary with the Russian representative when he walked behind his dad’sdesk that day -- and that Mr. Trump knew that was the meeting Don Jr. wastalking about when he said, “That’s good…let me know.”
