President of the United States, Donald Trump, and his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., in New York
On Tuesday, Trump Jr. released a series of emails that revealed he had willingly agreed to meet with a woman who was told he was a Russian government lawyer who could have damaging information from Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, part of the support Officer from Moscow to his father.
In an interview with the Fox News network released late Tuesday, Trump Jr. said: "In retrospect, I probably would have done things a little differently."
The president, after initially issuing a statement on Tuesday calling his son "high quality," praised the TV appearance on Wednesday and reiterated his dismissal of investigations and media coverage of the investigations into Russia.
"He was open, transparent and innocent.This is the biggest witch hunt in political history.True!" Trump tweeted.
The e-mails provided the most concrete clue so far that Trump campaigners welcomed Russian aid to win the election, a question that has eclipsed Trump's presidency and given rise to various inquiries.
The Justice Department and Congress are investigating alleged Russian interference in the November vote and any possible collusion with the president's campaign.
Moscow denied the interference and on Wednesday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov again rebuffed the allegations and questioned why Trump's son is being blamed for the meeting.
Trump has already said that his campaign did not merge with Russia.
Trump Jr.'s correspondence does not appear to provide evidence of illegal activity, but will likely give rise to the analysis of investigators.
Legal experts have said the president's son may have trouble if the investigators conclude he has aided a criminal action, such as cyber-invasions of Democratic computer networks, or violated campaign finance laws by accepting gifts from foreign entities.
At Fox, Trump Jr. promised to cooperate with investigators and said he did not tell his father about the meeting.
More recent developments have shaken the financial markets on Tuesday as investors feared it was another deviation from the focus of the government's economic agenda.
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