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 official campaign paid Donald Trump Jr.’s lawyer roughly two weeks before it was revealed the president’s son had taken part in a meeting with a Russian lawyer, according to new FEC filings.

The FEC filing shows that Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. disbursed $50,000 for "legal consulting" to Alan Futerfas's law firm on June 27.

Reuters reported on Monday that Futerfas had been hired to represent Trump Jr. but the report did not reveal when he had been retained.

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The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign and Futerfas for comment.

The news of the payment comes just a week after The New York Times revealed Trump Jr. had arranged a meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya months ahead of the 2016 election.

Trump Jr. was promised damaging information on 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 at the meeting, though he said earlier this week that it ultimately "went nowhere and it was apparent that that wasn’t what the meeting was actually about.”

Democrats believe the emails amount to a smoking gun that proves Trump campaign officials colluded with the Russians in that effort.

Trump Jr., however, dismissed the notion the emails amounted to proof of collusion.