The Russian lawyer who landed a meeting with Donald
Trump Jr. during last year’s campaign with the promise of dirt on
Hillary Clinton had one big thing in common with the Democratic
candidate: Both had opposed Russia sanctions targeting human-rights
abusers.
Further, former Secretary of State
Clinton’s initial opposition coincided with a half-million-dollar speech
her husband gave in Moscow – a link her 2016 campaign fought to
downplay in the press, according to WikiLeaks-released documents.
Trump White House officials now are trying to draw
attention to that speech and the Clintons’ ties to Russia in a bid to
counter criticism over Trump Jr.’s now-infamous meeting.“If you want to talk about having relationships with Russia, I'd look no further than the Clintons,” Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a briefing last week. “Bill Clinton was paid half a million dollars to give a speech to a Russian bank, personally thanked by President Putin.
Further, former Secretary of State Clinton’s
initial opposition coincided with a half-million-dollar speech her
husband gave in Moscow – a link her 2016 campaign fought to downplay in
the press, according to WikiLeaks-released documents.
Trump White House officials now are trying to draw
attention to that speech and the Clintons’ ties to Russia in a bid to
counter criticism over Trump Jr.’s now-infamous meeting.“If you want to talk about having relationships with Russia, I'd look no further than the Clintons,” Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a briefing last week. “Bill Clinton was paid half a million dollars to give a speech to a Russian bank, personally thanked by President Putin.”