Ex-Soviet spy attended meeting with Trump Jr.

• Donald Trump Jr.’s controversial meeting with a Russian lawyer promising incriminating information on Hillary Clinton was also attended by an ex-Soviet spy, it emerged Friday.

Rimat Akhmetshin, described as a charming, stylish, English-speaking lobbyist, has admitted working as a Soviet counter intelligence operative — but insists he is no longer a spy.

“Just because I was born in Russia doesn’t mean I am an agent of the Kremlin,” he told Politico, a U.S. journalism site, in November.

But Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate judiciary committee, was so concerned about his activities last April that he wrote to John Kelly, homeland security secretary, to ask whether Akhmetshin had registered as a “foreign agent,” working on behalf of a foreign power. It remains unclear whether he has.

The presence of Akhmetshin in the June 2016 meeting should have rung alarm bells for those present — the president’s eldest son; his sonin-law Jared Kushner, and his campaign manager, Paul Manafort, himself a veteran lobbyist who has worked with pro-Putin groups.

Alan Futerfas, Trump Jr.’s lawyer said that, “for the purpose of security or otherwise, the names were reviewed” prior to the meeting — but said Trump Jr. knew nothing about the man’s background at the time.

“He is a U.S. citizen. He told me specifically he was not working for the Russian government, and in fact laughed when I asked him that question,” said Futerfas.

Soliciting campaign support from a foreign national is illegal.

“If you had a contact with Russia, tell the special counsel about it. Don’t wait until The New York Times figures it out,” said Trey Gowdy, who chairs the House oversight committee.

On Tuesday after he tweeted the email trail leading up to the meeting, Trump Jr. was asked on Fox News: “As far as you know, as far as this incident is concerned, this is all of it?” He replied: “This is everything.”

Three days later, Akhmetshin’s involvement was revealed.