Poland's ex-foreign minister just fact-checked Trump's changing claims on Russia

Poland's former foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
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On Monday, President Trump defended Donald Trump Jr.'s decision to meet with a Russian lawyer in 2016 for info on Hillary Clinton as being what "most politicians" would have done in a similar situation. In doing so, Trump unraveled his own long-held argument that he had "NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA."

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As former Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski pointed out:

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File "meeting with Russian lawyer for dirt on your opponent" to the Trump Glossary as a "non-dealing."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.