Trump defends eldest son's actions over Russia 'Hillary dirt' emails

Washington

DONALD Trump defended his eldest son on Wednesday over emails showing his embrace of Russian efforts to support the billionaire's presidential campaign in a shock disclosure set to fuel even more speculation over Moscow's suspected role in the vote.

The revelation puts the President's son at the centre of a burgeoning scandal involving multiple US investigations into whether President Trump's associates colluded with Moscow in its efforts to tilt the 2016 election in the Republican's favour.

In a string of emails released on Tuesday, Donald Trump Jr was told he could get "very high level and sensitive information" that was "part of Russia and its government's support for Mr Trump".

In response, the 39-year-old - who runs the family real estate business - wrote back saying: "If it's what you say I love it". He then held a meeting with a woman described in the emails as a "Russian government attorney". Speaking to Fox News, Mr Trump Jr said he went along to see what it was abou…