with suspect ties to the kremlin. abc news reporter emily rowe has the latest. emily? >> kristen, this entire situation feeds into speculation about a possible connection between the trump campaign and russia. something donald jr. has repeatedly called a witch hunt but now finds himself in the center of. team trump playing defense monday after a "new york times" report revealed the president's eldest son agreed to a meeting with a russian lawyer in exchange for damaging information about hillary clinton. sarah huckabee sanders saying nothing about don jr.'s meeting was inappropriate. >> there was simply no collusion. they try to create that there was. >> reporter: kellyann conway coming to his defense. >> he had no idea who this person was until she entered the room. >> reporter: now that detail raising eyebrows. why donald jr. would agree to a meeting at trump tower with an unknown russian lawyer who has ties to the kremlin and invite two of the most powerful people