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| Donald Trump's son and aides to testify in Senate about Russia | Donald Trump's son and aides to testify in Senate about Russia |
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| US President Donald Trump's eldest son, his son-in-law and his former campaign manager are to testify before Senate committees investigating alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. | |
| Donald Trump Jr, Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort are suspected of having links with Russian officials. | |
| Mr Trump and his allies have denied any collusion. | Mr Trump and his allies have denied any collusion. |
| Meanwhile, Mr Trump said he would not have named Jeff Sessions had he known he would recuse himself from the probe. | Meanwhile, Mr Trump said he would not have named Jeff Sessions had he known he would recuse himself from the probe. |
| In an interview with the New York Times, Mr Trump called the attorney general's decision "very unfair". | In an interview with the New York Times, Mr Trump called the attorney general's decision "very unfair". |
| "Sessions should have never recused himself, and if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me before he took the job and I would have picked somebody else," Mr Trump said. | "Sessions should have never recused himself, and if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me before he took the job and I would have picked somebody else," Mr Trump said. |
| Mr Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation in March, after failing to disclose at his confirmation hearing at the Senate that he had met Russia's ambassador to the US. | Mr Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation in March, after failing to disclose at his confirmation hearing at the Senate that he had met Russia's ambassador to the US. |
| Mr Sessions has not commented on Mr Trump's latest remarks. | Mr Sessions has not commented on Mr Trump's latest remarks. |
| In the same interview, Mr Trump also said that his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a dinner during the G20 summit in Germany this month lasted for 15 minutes and it was mostly about "pleasantries". | In the same interview, Mr Trump also said that his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a dinner during the G20 summit in Germany this month lasted for 15 minutes and it was mostly about "pleasantries". |
| He also said they talked "about adoption", the New York Times reported. Russia banned Americans from adopting Russian orphans as a reaction to US measures against Russian officials accused of human rights violations. | He also said they talked "about adoption", the New York Times reported. Russia banned Americans from adopting Russian orphans as a reaction to US measures against Russian officials accused of human rights violations. |
| The second meeting between Mr Trump and Mr Putin was only confirmed by the White House after media reports revealed it. | The second meeting between Mr Trump and Mr Putin was only confirmed by the White House after media reports revealed it. |
| Trump at six months | Trump at six months |
| On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee said that it had called Mr Trump Jr and Mr Manafort to testify at a hearing on 26 July. | On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee said that it had called Mr Trump Jr and Mr Manafort to testify at a hearing on 26 July. |
| Mr Kushner is due to answer questions at the Intelligence Committee on 24 July at a closed door session. | Mr Kushner is due to answer questions at the Intelligence Committee on 24 July at a closed door session. |
| All of them attended a meeting last year with a Russian lawyer who had promised damaging material on Hillary Clinton, Mr Trump's Democratic rival in last year's US election, according to emails released by Mr Trump Jr. | All of them attended a meeting last year with a Russian lawyer who had promised damaging material on Hillary Clinton, Mr Trump's Democratic rival in last year's US election, according to emails released by Mr Trump Jr. |
| A former Soviet counter-intelligence official, now a lobbyist, was also at the meeting, which took place at Trump Tower in New York on 9 June 2016. | A former Soviet counter-intelligence official, now a lobbyist, was also at the meeting, which took place at Trump Tower in New York on 9 June 2016. |
| Several congressional panels and federal investigators are looking into claims that Russia interfered in the election in a bid to help Donald Trump. | Several congressional panels and federal investigators are looking into claims that Russia interfered in the election in a bid to help Donald Trump. |
| The meeting in New York is the firmest evidence yet of non-diplomatic interactions between Trump campaign aides and Russian figures. | The meeting in New York is the firmest evidence yet of non-diplomatic interactions between Trump campaign aides and Russian figures. |