A GOP lawmaker on Tuesday panned Donald Trump Jr.’s campaign meeting with a Russian lawyer who offered compromising information about Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE, hours after defending President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE's eldest son.

“I voted for @POTUS last Nov. & want him & USA to succeed, but that meeting, given that email chain just released, is a big no-no,” Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) wrote on Twitter after Trump Jr. tweeted out an email chain detailing his conversations to set up the meeting with the lawyer.

“New emails from @DonaldJTrumpJr contradict a lot of prior story from yesterday and before. This is not the same thing,” Zeldin added.

The second-term GOP lawmaker, who represents a district expected to be targeted by Democrats in 2018, had defended Trump Jr. earlier in the day in a TV interview.

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Zeldin said on CNN that a New York Times report that the president’s son was told harmful information about Clinton was part of a Russian government effort was “maybe some condiment on this nothing burger.”

In the emails posted by Trump Jr. late Tuesday morning, Rob Goldstone — an intermediary who helped set up the meeting — said the information “would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father.”

“This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump,” Goldstone wrote.

“[I]f it what’s you say I love it especially later in the summer,” Trump Jr. replied.

Goldstone added that the information about Clinton could be sent to then-presidential candidate Donald Trump’s longtime aide, Rhona Graff.

“I can also send this info to your father via Rhona, but it is ultra sensitive so wanted to send to you first,” Goldstone wrote.