1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: Now it's time for our daily Bloomberg Law Brief, exploring 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: legal issues in the news and Today, Bloomberg Law host 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: JOm Grasso discusses legal questions surrounding Donald Trump juniors meeting 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: with a Russian lawyer during the presidential election. She speaks 5 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: with Jeff Kramer, managing director at the Berkeley Research Group. Jeff, 6 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 1: let's start by focusing on Trump Junior, the man every 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: government committee an investigator seems to want to talk to. Now, 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: what criminal charges, if any, could he be facing. Uh, 9 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: it's a it's a tough one because while I think 10 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: most people would agree, uh, the meeting was improper for 11 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: several reasons and also crosses the line of criminality. UM. 12 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: I've heard some people talk about collusion, and that's not 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: really a criminal aspect. We can get to conspiracy, but 14 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: that begs the question conspiracy to commit what I think 15 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: the only thing that might be out there are some 16 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: election laws that prohibit um people from getting something of 17 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: value from other natives with respect to two elections. That 18 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: might be something, but it begs the question whether or 19 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: not potential information is something of value that that law 20 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: was was instituted to prevent money from flowing into the 21 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: United States from other countries. So right now, I'm not 22 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: sure what crime, if any uh Donald Trump Jr. Is facing. 23 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: Where does the email and that meeting fit into the 24 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: Muller investigation. That I think is the interesting part. I 25 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: think the email specifically uh Donald Trump juniors willingness to 26 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: meet with someone who was associated with Russian hierarchy although 27 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: not part of the official government. UM. I think investigate 28 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: is gonna be very interested in that because it's another 29 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: data point as you look at other instances where the 30 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: Trump campaign may have been seeking help from the Russian government, 31 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: and that gets into possible obstruction and that whole whole line. 32 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: So I think the emails from his you know, his 33 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: own his own mouth as it are, UM, I think 34 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: is something the investigators are gonna look at very carefully 35 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: because it's the first time we've seen anyone from the 36 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: campaign while we've known they've had some meetings, a willingness, 37 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: a desire, if you will, even an anxiousness to want 38 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: to talk to the Russians. That's Jeff Kramer, managing director 39 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: at the Berkeley Research Group, speaking with Bloomberg Law host 40 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: joom Grass. So you can listen to Bloomberg Law weekdays 41 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: at one pm Wall Street Time here on Bloomberg Radio 42 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: and among the top legal stories from Bloomberg Law. Donald 43 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: Trump's presidential campaign and Republican political strategist Roger Stone have 44 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: been accused of conspiring with Russian operatives to publish information 45 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: on wiki leagues that was stolen from the Democratic National Committee. 46 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: The lawsuit is an effort by Democrats to pin legal 47 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: blame on Republicans following word from the U S intelligence 48 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: community that the Russian government was behind the hacking of 49 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: d n C emails. And that's this morning's Bloomberg Law Brief. 50 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: You can find more illegal news at Bloomberg Law dot 51 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: com and Bloomberg b NA dot com. 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