Fireworks: Cuomo vs. Sekulow On Trump Jr.: Let's Focus On What President Trump Was Aware Of, "Nothing"

CNN's Chris Cuomo and attorney for President Trump Jay Sekulow engaged in a combative 30 minute back and forth on Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya in June 2016. Sekulow said the real issue is what President Trump, who was a presidential candidate at the time, was aware of, which was "nothing."



Trump Jr. appeared on FOX News' Hannity last night to defend himself. President Trump reacted to his appearance and how the media has handled the story this morning on Twitter. Tweets below.



Transcript (full transcript available here):





CHRIS CUOMO: Why would the president question the veracity of his own son's e-mails?



JAY SEKULOW: Well, he's not the veracity of his own son's e-mails. Donald Trump Jr. put out the e-mails yesterday. He was transparent about that. He put them all out. The entire chain. And, so, let's focus on what the president was aware of. Nothing. He was not aware of the meeting. Did not attend the meeting and was only informed about the e-mails very recently by his counsel.

My son Donald did a good job last night. He was open, transparent and innocent. This is the greatest Witch Hunt in political history. Sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2017

Remember, when you hear the words "sources say" from the Fake Media, often times those sources are made up and do not exist. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2017