Donald Trump Jr. gets his time in the spotlight
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What do you get when you elect a president who heads a family of narcissists?
I would say we have that situation now and it appears we are getting a whole family who wants the spotlight. Donald Trump Jr. may just be loving all the attention he is getting after being in the shadows of his sister Ivanka and brother-inlaw Jared Kushner.
I’m hoping this current email scandal involving Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer breaks the logjam going forward and past this sham of a family leading our country, and on to brighter, less narcissistic leadership. Lynn Barry Hume, N.Y.
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Donald Trump Jr., it’s true that you can’t help what someone sends you, as you said in your interview with Sean Hannity, but you can help how you respond. You chose to exploit the information you received. John Thompson
Are the Trump-hating leftists ever going to get over Clinton’s crushing defeat? Evidently not. They are conjuring up one false accusation after another, and absolutely nothing has stuck. Edgar Fuss
Trump Jr. said he “wouldn’t have even remembered it until you started scouring through this stuff.” So Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and others just forgot about meeting with Russian officials and representatives? Ruben Flowers
Trump Jr. was a private citizen at the time, and so was his contact. If I flew to Russia and someone told me all of Hillary Clinton’s dirt, and I then told one of my friends at home, who would call that a crime? Greg Hunder
The Trumps’ shady dealings started long before they entered the White House. When it comes to Russia, they honestly didn’t see anything wrong with it — that’s just the way they do things. Tom Bryan
Of course you would have done things differently, Trump Jr., you’ve exposed that you and your family have been lying. Gamble Johnson
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We asked our followers to share their thoughts on Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia emails.
If your defense for collusion is you’re “new to this,” then you’re not qualified to head the most powerful country on earth. @ClayDemigoddess
Trump Jr. thinks no harm will come to him because daddy is the president. @dwbiega
Trump Jr. is a traitor. Take away his citizenship, I’m sure he has a place to stay in Russia. @ShelfReader58
It’s not illegal to dig up dirt on your opponent, every candidate does it. @usey0urbra1n
Oh the sweet irony of a Trump getting busted for emails! I am praying this is what is needed to rid the government of Trumps. @Mary40Illinidr