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Here's a question I asked @PressSec on Aug 1, 2017, about Trump's involvement in crafting his son's initial statement about the Trump Tower meeting.

She said he "certainly didn't dictate" it, and then added this --
@PressSec From the Mueller Report (Vol 2, Pg 105):

"Several months later, the President's personal counsel stated in a private communication to the Special Counsel's Office that 'the President dictated a short but accurate response to the New York Times...'"
From the Mueller Report (Vol 2, Pg 102):

"[T]he President directed that the statement not be issued because it said too much [about information helpful to the campaign]. The President told Hicks to say only that Trump Jr. took a brief meeting and it was about Russian adoption."
The Mueller Report says Hope Hicks agreed with Trump Jr that his initial statement on the mtg should have said something about the promise of Russian dirt.

"[B]ut boss man worried it invites a lot of questions," Hicks texted @DonaldJTrumpJr, per the Mueller Report.
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