Trump Jr. emails suggest he welcomed Russian help against ClintonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s eldest son eagerly agreed last year to meet a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have damaging information about Democratic White House rival Hillary Clinton as part of Moscow’s official support for his father, according to emails released on Tuesday. The emails, released by Donald Trump Jr., are the most concrete evidence yet that Trump campaign officials welcomed Russian help to win the election, a subject that has cast a cloud over Trump’s presidency and spurred investigations by the Justice Department and Congress. The messages show that the younger Trump was open to the prospect of “very high level and sensitive information” from a Russian attorney that a go-between described as “part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump” ahead of a meeting on June 9, 2016.  "If it's what you say I love it," Trump Jr. responded. He released the messages on Twitter after the New York Times said it planned to write about them and sought comment from him. (bit.ly/2uapeCK and bit.ly/2ua9hwg)     In an interview with Fox News, Trump Jr. said that Trump’s campaign manager at the time, Paul Manafort, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, now a top White House adviser, also attended the meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who denies having Kremlin ties. He said Veselnitskaya did not provide any damaging information about Clinton at the meeting and instead sought to discuss Russian sanctions. “In retrospect, I probably would have done things a little differently,” he said. “For me, this was opposition research.” Nevertheless, the correspondence between him and Rob Goldstone, a publicist who arranged the meeting, could provide fodder for U.S. investigators probing whether Trump’s campaign colluded with the Kremlin. “The crown prosecutor of Russia ... offered to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father,” Goldstone wrote Trump Jr. on June 3. Russia does not have a “crown prosecutor” - the equivalent title is prosecutor general. U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Moscow sought to help Trump win the election, in part by releasing private emails from Democratic Party officials. “The conversation will now turn to whether President Trump was personally involved or not. But the question of the campaign’s involvement appears settled now,” Cornell Law School professor Jens David Ohlin said in an interview. “The answer is yes.”  Moscow has denied any interference, and Trump says his campaign did not collude with Russia. Trump Jr. said he did not tell his father about the meeting. He said he may have since had contact with other Russians. “I’ve probably met with other people from Russia, but certainly not in the context of actual formalized meetings or anything,” he said on Fox News. The news jarred financial markets as investors worried it presented a fresh distraction from the administration’s economic agenda. Stocks and the dollar fell, while U.S. Treasury securities gained ground. Stocks later retraced most of their losses after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to keep lawmakers in Washington longer than scheduled to push through a bill to overhaul healthcare. Along with his younger brother Eric, Trump Jr. oversees the Trump Organization, his father’s real-estate and business empire, and does not have a formal role in the White House. “My son is a high-quality person and I applaud his transparency,” Trump said in a statement. The White House referred questions to lawyers for Trump and his son. The emails do not appear to provide evidence of illegal activity, but legal experts say Trump Jr. could run into trouble if investigators find he aided a criminal action, such as hacking into Democratic computer networks, or violated campaign-finance laws by accepting gifts from foreign entities. He is likely to face scrutiny from both congressional committees investigating the matter.  The Senate Intelligence Committee plans to call on him to testify and to provide documents, according to a Senate source, while the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee wants to interview him and everybody else involved in the meeting, said the panel’s top Democrat, Representative Adam Schiff. “The American people need to know that our president is acting on their behalf and not acting because he has a fear that the Russians could disclose things that would harm him or his family,” Schiff told reporters. On Fox News, Trump Jr. said he was “more than happy to cooperate with everyone.” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, a Republican, asked the Trump administration how Veselnitskaya was able to enter the United States even though her authorization had expired. CNN reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is heading a criminal investigation at the Justice Department, also planned to look into the meeting. Vice President Mike Pence, who has said the campaign had no contacts with Russia, said through a spokesman he was not aware of the meeting, held before he became Trump’s running mate later that summer. Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is at times harshly critical of Trump, told reporters: “This is very problematic. We cannot allow foreign governments to reach out to anybody’s campaign and say: ‘We’d like to help you.’” politicsNews
trump emails suggest welcomed russian help clintonwashington reuters president donald trump eldest son eagerly agreed last year meet woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information democratic white house rival hillary clinton part moscow official support father according emails released tuesday the emails released donald trump concrete evidence yet trump campaign officials welcomed russian help win election subject cast cloud trump presidency spurred investigations justice department congress the messages show younger trump open prospect high level sensitive information russian attorney described part russia government support trump ahead meeting june if say i love trump responded he released messages twitter new york times said planned write sought comment in interview fox news trump said trump campaign manager time paul manafort jared pusher top white house adviser also attended meeting russian lawyer natalie veselnitskaya denies kremlin ties he said veselnitskaya provide damaging information clinton meeting instead sought discuss russian sanctions in retrospect i probably would done things little differently said for opposition nevertheless correspondence rob goldstone publicist arranged meeting could provide fodder investigators probing whether trump campaign collided kremlin the crown prosecutor russia offered provide trump campaign official documents information would discriminate hillary dealings russia would useful father goldstone wrote trump june russia crown prosecutor equivalent title prosecutor general intelligence agencies concluded moscow sought help trump win election part releasing private emails democratic party officials the conversation turn whether president trump personally involved but question campaign involvement appears settled cornell law school professor lens david online said interview the answer moscow denied interference trump says campaign collide russia trump said tell father meeting he said may since contact russian i probably met people russia certainly context actual formalized meetings anything said fox news the news barred financial markets investors worried presented fresh distraction administration economic agenda stocks dollar fell treasury securities gained ground stocks later retracted losses senate majority leader mitch mcconnell pledged keep lawmakers washington longer scheduled push bill overhaul healthcare along younger brother eric trump oversees trump organization father business empire formal role white house my son person i applaud transparency trump said statement the white house referred questions lawyers trump son the emails appear provide evidence illegal activity legal experts say trump could run trouble investigators find aided criminal action hacking democratic computer networks violated laws accepting gifts foreign entities he likely face scrutiny congressional committees investigating matter the senate intelligence committee plans call testify provide documents according senate source house representatives intelligence committee wants interview everybody else involved meeting said panel top democrat representative adam chief the american people need know president acting behalf acting fear russian could disclose things would harm family chief told reporters on fox news trump said happy cooperate senate judiciary committee chairman charles grasses republican asked trump administration veselnitskaya able enter united states even though authorization expired cnn reported special counsel robert mueller heading criminal investigation justice department also planned look meeting vice president mike pence said campaign contacts russia said spokesman aware meeting held became trump running mate later summer senator lindsay graham south carolina republican times harshly critical trump told reporters this problematic we allow foreign governments reach anybody campaign say we like help politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump Jr. emails suggest he welcomed Russian help against ClintonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s eldest son eagerly agreed last year to meet a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have damaging information about Democratic White House rival Hillary Clinton as part of Moscow’s official support for his father, according to emails released on Tuesday. The emails, released by Donald Trump Jr., are the most concrete evidence yet that Trump campaign officials welcomed Russian help to win the election, a subject that has cast a cloud over Trump’s presidency and spurred investigations by the Justice Department and Congress. The messages show that the younger Trump was open to the prospect of “very high level and sensitive information” from a Russian attorney that a go-between described as “part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump” ahead of a meeting on June 9, 2016.  "If it's what you say I love it," Trump Jr. responded. He released the messages on Twitter after the New York Times said it planned to write about them and sought comment from him. (bit.ly/2uapeCK and bit.ly/2ua9hwg)     In an interview with Fox News, Trump Jr. said that Trump’s campaign manager at the time, Paul Manafort, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, now a top White House adviser, also attended the meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who denies having Kremlin ties. He said Veselnitskaya did not provide any damaging information about Clinton at the meeting and instead sought to discuss Russian sanctions. “In retrospect, I probably would have done things a little differently,” he said. “For me, this was opposition research.” Nevertheless, the correspondence between him and Rob Goldstone, a publicist who arranged the meeting, could provide fodder for U.S. investigators probing whether Trump’s campaign colluded with the Kremlin. “The crown prosecutor of Russia ... offered to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father,” Goldstone wrote Trump Jr. on June 3. Russia does not have a “crown prosecutor” - the equivalent title is prosecutor general. U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Moscow sought to help Trump win the election, in part by releasing private emails from Democratic Party officials. “The conversation will now turn to whether President Trump was personally involved or not. But the question of the campaign’s involvement appears settled now,” Cornell Law School professor Jens David Ohlin said in an interview. “The answer is yes.”  Moscow has denied any interference, and Trump says his campaign did not collude with Russia. Trump Jr. said he did not tell his father about the meeting. He said he may have since had contact with other Russians. “I’ve probably met with other people from Russia, but certainly not in the context of actual formalized meetings or anything,” he said on Fox News. The news jarred financial markets as investors worried it presented a fresh distraction from the administration’s economic agenda. Stocks and the dollar fell, while U.S. Treasury securities gained ground. Stocks later retraced most of their losses after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to keep lawmakers in Washington longer than scheduled to push through a bill to overhaul healthcare. Along with his younger brother Eric, Trump Jr. oversees the Trump Organization, his father’s real-estate and business empire, and does not have a formal role in the White House. “My son is a high-quality person and I applaud his transparency,” Trump said in a statement. The White House referred questions to lawyers for Trump and his son. The emails do not appear to provide evidence of illegal activity, but legal experts say Trump Jr. could run into trouble if investigators find he aided a criminal action, such as hacking into Democratic computer networks, or violated campaign-finance laws by accepting gifts from foreign entities. He is likely to face scrutiny from both congressional committees investigating the matter.  The Senate Intelligence Committee plans to call on him to testify and to provide documents, according to a Senate source, while the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee wants to interview him and everybody else involved in the meeting, said the panel’s top Democrat, Representative Adam Schiff. “The American people need to know that our president is acting on their behalf and not acting because he has a fear that the Russians could disclose things that would harm him or his family,” Schiff told reporters. On Fox News, Trump Jr. said he was “more than happy to cooperate with everyone.” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, a Republican, asked the Trump administration how Veselnitskaya was able to enter the United States even though her authorization had expired. CNN reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is heading a criminal investigation at the Justice Department, also planned to look into the meeting. Vice President Mike Pence, who has said the campaign had no contacts with Russia, said through a spokesman he was not aware of the meeting, held before he became Trump’s running mate later that summer. Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is at times harshly critical of Trump, told reporters: “This is very problematic. We cannot allow foreign governments to reach out to anybody’s campaign and say: ‘We’d like to help you.’” politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump emails suggest welcomed russian help clintonwashington reuters president donald trump eldest son eagerly agreed last year meet woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information democratic white house rival hillary clinton part moscow official support father according emails released tuesday the emails released donald trump concrete evidence yet trump campaign officials welcomed russian help win election subject cast cloud trump presidency spurred investigations justice department congress the messages show younger trump open prospect high level sensitive information russian attorney described part russia government support trump ahead meeting june if say i love trump responded he released messages twitter new york times said planned write sought comment in interview fox news trump said trump campaign manager time paul manafort jared pusher top white house adviser also attended meeting russian lawyer natalie veselnitskaya denies kremlin ties he said veselnitskaya provide damaging information clinton meeting instead sought discuss russian sanctions in retrospect i probably would done things little differently said for opposition nevertheless correspondence rob goldstone publicist arranged meeting could provide fodder investigators probing whether trump campaign collided kremlin the crown prosecutor russia offered provide trump campaign official documents information would discriminate hillary dealings russia would useful father goldstone wrote trump june russia crown prosecutor equivalent title prosecutor general intelligence agencies concluded moscow sought help trump win election part releasing private emails democratic party officials the conversation turn whether president trump personally involved but question campaign involvement appears settled cornell law school professor lens david online said interview the answer moscow denied interference trump says campaign collide russia trump said tell father meeting he said may since contact russian i probably met people russia certainly context actual formalized meetings anything said fox news the news barred financial markets investors worried presented fresh distraction administration economic agenda stocks dollar fell treasury securities gained ground stocks later retracted losses senate majority leader mitch mcconnell pledged keep lawmakers washington longer scheduled push bill overhaul healthcare along younger brother eric trump oversees trump organization father business empire formal role white house my son person i applaud transparency trump said statement the white house referred questions lawyers trump son the emails appear provide evidence illegal activity legal experts say trump could run trouble investigators find aided criminal action hacking democratic computer networks violated laws accepting gifts foreign entities he likely face scrutiny congressional committees investigating matter the senate intelligence committee plans call testify provide documents according senate source house representatives intelligence committee wants interview everybody else involved meeting said panel top democrat representative adam chief the american people need know president acting behalf acting fear russian could disclose things would harm family chief told reporters on fox news trump said happy cooperate senate judiciary committee chairman charles grasses republican asked trump administration veselnitskaya able enter united states even though authorization expired cnn reported special counsel robert mueller heading criminal investigation justice department also planned look meeting vice president mike pence said campaign contacts russia said spokesman aware meeting held became trump running mate later summer senator lindsay graham south carolina republican times harshly critical trump told reporters this problematic we allow foreign governments reach anybody campaign say we like help politicsnews