russian lawyer who met with jared to get dirt on hillary

1. Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son

The epicenter of the email scandal, President Donald Trump's eldest son Trump Jr. agreed to meet with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya over emails with music publicist Rob Goldstone. He now serves as trustee of the Trump Organization, leading his father's business as an executive vice president with his brother, Eric Trump.

2. Natalia Veselnitskaya, a Russian lawyer

Natalia Veselnitskaya, who met with Donald Trump Jr. in June 2016, is best known in the US for defending a Russian businessman accused by the US government of laundering millions.

5. Paul Manafort, Trump's campaign chairman at the time

At the time of the meeting, Paul Manafort was Trump's campaign manager. An adviser to Republican presidential candidates since the Nixon era, Manafort repeatedly came into hot water after the election because of his failure to disclose meetings with Russian officials.

6. Rinat Akhmetshin, a Russian lobbyist

A lobbyist against the Magnitsky Act, Akhmetshin has worked closely with Veselnitskaya. Along with being a US citizen, Akhemtshin has served in the Soviet military and worked for a number of high-profile Russian clients.

What is the Mueller investigation into the Trump Tower meeting?

It has been widely reported that the Trump Tower meeting and statements from the president and his son about that meeting are being examined as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible connections to the Trump campaign.

What was the purpose of the meeting with Veselnitskaya?

Once those emails were released, Trump and his team had little choice but to say the meeting's purpose was to get dirt on Clinton, even if they claimed Veselnitskaya didn't bring any with her and instead focused on Russia's halt in the U.S. adoption of Russian children in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the U.S.

Who was in attendance at the Trump Tower?

It took place at Trump Tower and among those in attendance were Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, Trump Jr., Trump's then-campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who now serves as a White House senior adviser. Once those emails were released, Trump and his team had little choice but to say ...

Who is Emin Agalarov's father?

Goldstone represented the Russian pop singer Emin Agalarov, whose father is a real estate developer with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Emin just called and asked me to contact you with something very interesting," Goldstone wrote to Trump Jr. in early June 2016. "The Crown prosecutor of Russia met with his father Aras this morning ...

Did Trump Jr. take a meeting with a foreign operative?

Political operatives on both sides of the aisle quickly said, no, they wouldn't have taken a meeting with a foreign operative and would have reported the offer to authorities. As a reminder, the offer came to Trump Jr. by way of Rob Goldstone, a music publicist who knew the Trumps through the Miss Universe pageant.

The context and specifics of this curious, newly revealed meeting

In early May, Trump drove his two remaining opponents out of the Republican presidential nomination contest, setting him up to advance to the general election, where he was near certain to face Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump Jr. keeps changing his story about the meeting

One of the most suspicious elements of this meeting is that the president’s son keeps changing his account of it.

Trump Jr says he did NOT know Russian lawyer was behind offer of 'Clinton dirt' before he met her: The president's son hits back at claims of collusion - but admits he agreed to blind meeting on promise of 'helpful information'

Donald Trump Jr.

WHO IS NATALIA VESELNITSKAYA?

The Times also said Veselnitskaya's clients include state-owned businesses and the son of a senior government official whose company was under investigation in the United States at the time of the meeting.

MANAFORT A FOCAL POINT OF MUELLER'S INVESTIGATION

The special counsel investigating possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia's government has taken over a separate criminal probe involving former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.