There are not any official Russian documents implicating Hillary Clinton. There never were. The Russians broke all sorts of laws to influence the election. Official documents that hurt Clinton could have simply been legally released. They have not surfaced. Hence it is extremely unlikely that they exist.
Why would Russia claim to have official documents to give the Trump campaign when they don’t? Because they are not so stupid as to send an email saying we have illegally hacked emails from the DNC — which is what they actually had. The night before the meeting Trump announced a major speech to reveal the information "I am going to give a major speech on probably Monday of next week and we’re going to be discussing all of the things that have taken place with the Clintons. I think you’re going to find it very informative and very, very interesting"
Here is the video
Then they went to the meeting and found no such info was forthcoming. We never got Donald’s promised speech. So what were they offered instead? Presumably something the Russians actually had. Presumably something they actually released. Like hacked emails.
It is unlikely that it would be illegal for the Russians to provide official documents to anyone. It is potentially embarrassing that Trump campaign officials went to a meeting on the representation that they would get dirt on Hillary and didnt get anything, but hardly a basis for impeachment or legal prosecution. Also hardly worth lying and obstructing justice for.
What we actually know is that top Trump officials attended a meeting with a representative of the Kremlin in which Russian assistance and lifting sanctions was discussed. We know that from the emails and the statements of Don Jr. We know that the Russians improperly influenced the election and a number of things they did. We know that these same Trump officials lied about the existence of the meeting, and about a wide range of connections to the Russians.
The reasonable explanation is that this was a meeting about Russia providing illegal assistance in return for Trump promises to act in Russian interests.
The implausible cover story the Trumpies have settled on is they were promised official documents which didnt exist but all they got was a discussion of Russian adoptions. That really is a nothing Burger (as the Republican talking point of the day says), but liberals are twisting themselves in knots to try and make it something. It is nothing. It is not even true.
Rachel Maddow tells us to ignore what they say and watch what they do. No “official documents” ever surfaced and the only part they play is the lure to get the meeting. A more or less innocent explanation that comes to nothing. But nothing is not what happened. Not what they did. The Russians delivered a lot of other, clearly illegal stuff to impact the election. The Trump team covered up the meeting, committed perjury to do it. The Trump administration gave Russia a wish list of policy with Nato and other things and has tried to do more. Then tried to stop the investigation, obstructing justice to do it.
Stop trying to make something of the cover story. Find one single instance ever where someone was prosecuted for giving information (not directly useful in campaign activities like voter lists). I dont think it has ever happened. Find an instance of someone prosecuted for asking for information. It is a cover story. Something designed by a lawyer to be more or less legal. It never happened. The Trumps never even asked for the information, and claim in the end it apparently never existed. Is that really what you think this is about?
We know what happened. The Russians ran a massive intelligence and political effort to elect Trump. Trump officials knew, helped, promised a quid pro quo and illegally lied and obstructed justice. Dont settle for less.