Kremlin denies contacts with Russian lawyer who met Trump Jr.

Moscow has had no contacts with Russian

lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya who met U.S. President Donald Trump's son

last year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.

"The Kremlin has absolutely nothing to do with this meeting and has

never been in contact with this lawyer," said Peskov at his daily news

briefing.

Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday released email records related to his

meeting with Veselnitskaya in June 2016 during his father's presidential

campaign, confirming previous U.S. media reports of the meeting.

Veselnitskaya was said to be a "Russian government attorney," and her meeting with Trump Jr. has added fuel to suspicion in the United States that the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia during the election.

On Wednesday, Peskov said Veselnitskaya does not represent the interests of Russia and the government will not investigate her.

Peskov compared repeated media coverage of the alleged Trump-Russia

collusion to "a long-running soap opera, which can compete with the most

successful TV series aired in the United States."

"There is no sense drawing us into such a soap opera as we are not

taking part or playing roles in it," said the Kremlin spokesman.

In an interview with U.S. media on Tuesday, Veselnitskaya denied any

links with the Russian government and said she didn't have any damaging

information on Hillary Clinton, Trump's presidential election rival.