Did Donald Trump’s lawyer accidentally make a huge confession about the meeting with the Russian lawyer?

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Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump's attorneys, suggested Sunday that the July 2016 meeting between multiple Russians and Trump's son, son-in-law, and campaign manager was vetted by the United States Secret Service.

"I wondered why the Secret Service, if this was nefarious, why did the Secret Service allow these people in?" Sekulow told ABC's Jonathan Karl.

"The president had Secret Service protection at that point. That raised a question with me."

At that point, the Secret Service was not protecting any of the Trump campaign representatives who actually attended.

Although the Secret Service is authorized to "Make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence," the Secret Service's protection detail is to provide for the physical safety of protectees.

Unless the Secret Service thought that the senior Trump or Vladimir Putin himself was going to be at or very near the meeting, Sekulow's claim that the Secret Service "Allowed" the Russians in is what raises the real questions.

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