To this, Sessions checked "No." This was, of course, a lie. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified in front of House Judiciary Committee.December 13, 2017Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosensteinappeared reveals that Donald Trump's son had been told the meeting was actually related to the Russian government's larger plan of helping his father become president. According to theTimes in a Twitter thread. “Imagine wanting to know less about Russian foreign policy intentions and plans! That’s what embassy personnel reductions will do. Imagine wanting to have less capability to gather data about dangerous transnational diseases originating in Russia!”