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White House downplays Trump son meeting with Russian lawyer

President Trump's son, Donald Jr., met last summer with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer, along with Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner, after being told that she had damaging information about Hillary Clinton. The latest revelation about the Trump campaign's connections with Russia was first reported by The New York Times. White House officials have downplayed the news. John Yang reports.