Rove Says He Wouldn’t Have Gone To Meeting With Russian Lawyer

Republican strategist Karl Rove gestures while at a luncheon at the California Republican Party convention, in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 2, 2013. Rove told California Republicans to "get off the mat", and... Republican strategist Karl Rove gestures while at a luncheon at the California Republican Party convention, in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 2, 2013. Rove told California Republicans to "get off the mat", and to find candidates to reflect the party's diversity. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) MORE LESS
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Former George W. Bush aide Karl Rove on Monday said he would not have taken a meeting with a Russian lawyer the way Donald Trump Jr. according to Politico.

Speaking at an off-the-record corporate conference, Rove said any campaign that receives an email offering opposition research as aid from a foreign government should not take the meeting and should notify the FBI, Politico Playbook reported.

Rove said staffers on a presidential campaign often receive offers of opposition research, which he said are often unfruitful and should be passed on to opposition researchers.

Trump Jr. last week tweeted email messages surrounding a meeting with a “Russian government attorney” after he was offered damaging information on Hillary Clinton as part of a Russian state effort to aid his father’s campaign. Questions arising from his disclosure have since metastasized to ensnare his brother-in-law Jared Kushner and father President Donald Trump as well.

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