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'''Robert Goldstone''' (born 3 December 1960) is an [[English people|English]] [[publicist]] and former [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] [[journalist]], who gained international attention for his activities during the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 US Presidential election]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hohmann|first1=James|title=The Daily 202: Email to Donald Trump Jr. could be a smoking gun, as Russia connections deepen|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/07/11/daily-202-email-to-donald-trump-jr-could-be-a-smoking-gun-as-russia-connections-deepen/5963e8eee9b69b7071abcb06/|work=The Washington Post}}</ref> |
'''Robert Ian Goldstone''' (born 3 December 1960) is an [[English people|English]] [[publicist]], music manager and former [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] [[journalist]], who gained international attention for his activities during the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 US Presidential election]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hohmann|first1=James|title=The Daily 202: Email to Donald Trump Jr. could be a smoking gun, as Russia connections deepen|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/07/11/daily-202-email-to-donald-trump-jr-could-be-a-smoking-gun-as-russia-connections-deepen/5963e8eee9b69b7071abcb06/|work=The Washington Post}}</ref> |
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== Early Life and Career == |
== Early Life and Career == |
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Goldstone was born in [[Whitefield, Greater Manchester|Whitefield]], [[Bury]], [[Greater Manchester]],<ref name="MEN13320303">[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rob-goldstone-russia-donald-trump-13320303 Rob Goldstone speaks out after Donald Trump Russia controversy]</ref> where his father was a founding member of the Hillock Hebrew Congregation. |
Goldstone was born in [[Whitefield, Greater Manchester|Whitefield]], [[Bury]], [[Greater Manchester]],<ref name="MEN13320303">[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rob-goldstone-russia-donald-trump-13320303 Rob Goldstone speaks out after Donald Trump Russia controversy]</ref> where his father was a founding member of the Hillock Hebrew Congregation. He attended Delamere Forest School in [[Cheshire]] and Heys Boys’ County Secondary School in [[Prestwich]]. He left school at age 16 to become a trainee sports reporter at the ''Jewish Gazette''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/world/who-is-rob-goldstone-1.441328|title=Rob Goldstone: the Jewish boy told he wouldn't succeed|last=Keren|first=David|date=July 13, 2017|work=The Jewish Chronicle|accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref> He then worked for the ''Radcliffe Times and ''later for the ''[[Birmingham Evening Mail]],''<ref name="MEN13320303" /> <ref name="GuardGoldstone">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/11/rob-goldstone-trump-jr-meeting-russian-lawyer|title=Rob Goldstone: who is the man who set up Trump Jr's meeting with a Russian lawyer?|first1=Jon|last1=Swaine|first2=David|last2=Smith|date=10 July 2017|publisher=|via=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="BBCGoldstone" /> |
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While working as a print journal for the Australian Associated Press (AAP), Rob became the only journalist to travel with Michael Jackson on his 1987 Australian BAD tour.<ref name="MEN13320303" /><ref name="GuardGoldstone" /><ref name="BBCGoldstone" /> |
While working as a print journal for the Australian Associated Press (AAP), Rob became the only journalist to travel with Michael Jackson on his 1987 Australian BAD tour.<ref name="MEN13320303" /><ref name="GuardGoldstone" /><ref name="BBCGoldstone" /> |
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On June 7, 2016, on behalf of Emin Agalarov, Goldstone emailed Donald Trump's son [[Donald Trump Jr.]], to request a meeting between [[Donald Trump Jr.]] and Russian lawyer [[Natalia Veselnitskaya]] (referred to in Goldstone's email as a "Russian government attorney").<ref name="nytimes-read-emails-donald-trump-jr-russia-meeting">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2017-07-11|title=Read the Emails on Donald Trump Jr.′s Russia Meeting|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/11/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-email-text.html|work=New York Times|access-date=2017-07-13|subscription=yes}}</ref><ref name="nytimes-trump-jr-was-told-in-email-of-russian-effort-to-aid-campaign">{{cite news |last1=Apuzzo |first1=Matt |last2=Becker |first2=Jo |last3=Goldman |first3=Adam |last4=Haberman |first4=Maggie |date=2017-07-10 |title=Trump Jr. Was Told in Email of Russian Effort to Aid Campaign |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-russia-email-candidacy.html |work=New York Times |access-date=2017-07-11 |subscription=yes}}</ref> According to Goldstone's email, Agalarov wanted to "provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information" that would help Donald Trump's campaign and damage the campaign of his rival, [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="nytimes-read-emails-donald-trump-jr-russia-meeting" /> Trump Jr replied immediately: “If it’s what you say I love it especially later in the summer.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/politics/trump-russia-email-clinton.html|title=Russian Dirt on Clinton? ‘I Love It,’ Donald Trump Jr. Said|last=Becker|first=Jo|date=2017-07-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-12-20|last2=Goldman|first2=Adam|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Apuzzo|first3=Matt}}</ref> |
On June 7, 2016, on behalf of Emin Agalarov, Goldstone emailed Donald Trump's son [[Donald Trump Jr.]], to request a meeting between [[Donald Trump Jr.]] and Russian lawyer [[Natalia Veselnitskaya]] (referred to in Goldstone's email as a "Russian government attorney").<ref name="nytimes-read-emails-donald-trump-jr-russia-meeting">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2017-07-11|title=Read the Emails on Donald Trump Jr.′s Russia Meeting|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/11/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-email-text.html|work=New York Times|access-date=2017-07-13|subscription=yes}}</ref><ref name="nytimes-trump-jr-was-told-in-email-of-russian-effort-to-aid-campaign">{{cite news |last1=Apuzzo |first1=Matt |last2=Becker |first2=Jo |last3=Goldman |first3=Adam |last4=Haberman |first4=Maggie |date=2017-07-10 |title=Trump Jr. Was Told in Email of Russian Effort to Aid Campaign |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-russia-email-candidacy.html |work=New York Times |access-date=2017-07-11 |subscription=yes}}</ref> According to Goldstone's email, Agalarov wanted to "provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information" that would help Donald Trump's campaign and damage the campaign of his rival, [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="nytimes-read-emails-donald-trump-jr-russia-meeting" /> Trump Jr replied immediately: “If it’s what you say I love it especially later in the summer.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/politics/trump-russia-email-clinton.html|title=Russian Dirt on Clinton? ‘I Love It,’ Donald Trump Jr. Said|last=Becker|first=Jo|date=2017-07-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-12-20|last2=Goldman|first2=Adam|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Apuzzo|first3=Matt}}</ref> |
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At the request of Don Jr, Goldstone attended the [[Trump campaign–Russian meeting|meeting]], held on June 9, 2016, at [[Trump Tower]]. The |
At the request of Don Jr, Goldstone attended the [[Trump campaign–Russian meeting|meeting]], held on June 9, 2016, at [[Trump Tower]]. The gathering included Trump Jr, Donald Trump's son-in-law, [[Jared Kushner]], Trump campaign manager [[Paul Manafort]], Aras Agaralov employee [[Ike Kaveladze]], Russian lawyer [[Natalia Veselnitskaya|Natalia Vesilnitskaya]]. former Russian counterintelligence officer [[Rinat Akhmetshin]], and a translator.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/14/politics/donald-trump-jr-meeting/index.html|title=Trump Tower Russia meeting: At least eight people in the room|date=July 15, 2017|work=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/eighth-person-in-trump-tower-meeting-is-identified/2017/07/18/e971234a-6bce-11e7-9c15-177740635e83_story.html|title=Eighth person in Trump Tower meeting is identified|last=Helderman|first=Rosalind S.|date=2017-07-18|work=Washington Post|access-date=2017-12-20|last2=Hamburger|first2=Tom|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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The existence of the meeting was reported in July 2017. Some news outlets took the meeting as evidence of "collusion" between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/7/14/15971498/donald-trump-jr-russia-collusion-cia-kgb|title=An ex-CIA officer: the Trump Jr. meeting shows how the Russians exploit intelligence targets|last=Illing|first=Sean|date=July 14, 2017|work=Vox|accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref> |
The existence of the meeting was reported in July 2017. Some news outlets took the meeting as evidence of "collusion" between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/7/14/15971498/donald-trump-jr-russia-collusion-cia-kgb|title=An ex-CIA officer: the Trump Jr. meeting shows how the Russians exploit intelligence targets|last=Illing|first=Sean|date=July 14, 2017|work=Vox|accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref> |
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Robert Goldstone | |
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| Born | December 3, 1960 Whitefield |
| Occupation | Publicist, Tabloid journalist |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
Robert Ian Goldstone (born 3 December 1960) is an English publicist, music manager and former tabloid journalist, who gained international attention for his activities during the 2016 US Presidential election campaign.[1]
Early Life and Career
Goldstone was born in Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester,[2] where his father was a founding member of the Hillock Hebrew Congregation. He attended Delamere Forest School in Cheshire and Heys Boys’ County Secondary School in Prestwich. He left school at age 16 to become a trainee sports reporter at the Jewish Gazette.[3] He then worked for the Radcliffe Times and later for the Birmingham Evening Mail,[2] [4][5]
While working as a print journal for the Australian Associated Press (AAP), Rob became the only journalist to travel with Michael Jackson on his 1987 Australian BAD tour.[2][4][5]
In 1987 Goldstone founded Oui 2 Entertainment, a publicity, marketing and event planning company.[5] Oui 2 clients have included the New York’s Friars Club, the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club, Steinway & Sons, the Russian Tea Room, and Azerbaijani pop star Emin Agalarov. Oui 2 assisted the Trump Organization in bringing the 2013 Miss Universe Pageant to Moscow with Agaralov's father, billionaire Aras Agalarov, as host.[4][5][6][7]
Meeting at Trump Tower
On June 7, 2016, on behalf of Emin Agalarov, Goldstone emailed Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr., to request a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya (referred to in Goldstone's email as a "Russian government attorney").[8][9] According to Goldstone's email, Agalarov wanted to "provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information" that would help Donald Trump's campaign and damage the campaign of his rival, Hillary Clinton.[8] Trump Jr replied immediately: “If it’s what you say I love it especially later in the summer.”[10]
At the request of Don Jr, Goldstone attended the meeting, held on June 9, 2016, at Trump Tower. The gathering included Trump Jr, Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, Aras Agaralov employee Ike Kaveladze, Russian lawyer Natalia Vesilnitskaya. former Russian counterintelligence officer Rinat Akhmetshin, and a translator.[11][12]
The existence of the meeting was reported in July 2017. Some news outlets took the meeting as evidence of "collusion" between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.[13]
In an interview with the Sunday Times, Goldstone claimed: “When people said that [I was part of some Russian plot] I thought it was the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. That doesn’t mean that maybe there wasn’t any Russian interference or Trump campaign collusion in other ways. I don’t know. But I’m sure I wasn’t part of it.”
On December 18, 2017, Goldstone was interviewed by the US House Intelligence Committee.[14]
References
- ^ Hohmann, James. "The Daily 202: Email to Donald Trump Jr. could be a smoking gun, as Russia connections deepen". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b c Rob Goldstone speaks out after Donald Trump Russia controversy
- ^ Keren, David (July 13, 2017). "Rob Goldstone: the Jewish boy told he wouldn't succeed". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Swaine, Jon; Smith, David (10 July 2017). "Rob Goldstone: who is the man who set up Trump Jr's meeting with a Russian lawyer?" – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d "Rob Goldstone: The man behind Donald Trump Jr's meeting". bbc.co.uk. 12 July 2017.
- ^ Twohey, Megan; Eder, Steve (10 July 2017). "How a Pageant Led to a Trump Son's Meeting With a Russian Lawyer" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Edelman, Adam (July 11, 2017). "Rob Goldstone: The Russia-Tied Music Publicist Behind Trump Jr. Meeting". NBC News. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Read the Emails on Donald Trump Jr.′s Russia Meeting". New York Times. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Apuzzo, Matt; Becker, Jo; Goldman, Adam; Haberman, Maggie (2017-07-10). "Trump Jr. Was Told in Email of Russian Effort to Aid Campaign". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Becker, Jo; Goldman, Adam; Apuzzo, Matt (2017-07-11). "Russian Dirt on Clinton? 'I Love It,' Donald Trump Jr. Said". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ "Trump Tower Russia meeting: At least eight people in the room". CNN. July 15, 2017.
- ^ Helderman, Rosalind S.; Hamburger, Tom (2017-07-18). "Eighth person in Trump Tower meeting is identified". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ Illing, Sean (July 14, 2017). "An ex-CIA officer: the Trump Jr. meeting shows how the Russians exploit intelligence targets". Vox. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ CNN, Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju,. "House panel to interview Goldstone on Monday". CNN. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
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