Donald Trump Jnr and his father are unaware of the seriousness of the Russian connection. Illustration / Rod Emmerson
President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump jnr, has refused to discuss with lawmakers a conversation he had with his father about emails related to a meeting he attended last June with Trump associates and Russians, a congressional panel member said.
Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the United States
House of Representatives Intelligence Committee investigating allegations of Russian interference in last year's US election, said Trump jnr answered the "overwhelming majority" of questions from committee members in his hours of testimony.
But Trump jnr claimed attorney-client privilege in declining to respond to queries about that discussion with his father because a lawyer was in the room when it took place. The discussion between then-Republican candidate Trump and his son took place after the emails became public, Schiff said. Trump jnr released the emails in July.
"In my view, there is no attorney-client privilege that protects a discussion between father and son," Schiff told reporters after the closed-door testimony had ended.
"We will be following up with his counsel," Schiff said.
