BREAKING: Trump calls Donald Trump Jr's meeting with Russia lawyer 'opposition research'

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   President Trump on Thursday defended his son's campaign season meeting with a Russian lawyer whom he believed had political dirt on Hillary Clinton - calling it a normal practice in a U.S. presidential election. "It's called opposition research," Trump said at a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron. "Politics is not the nicest business in the world." FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108