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Dow Falls 100 Points, Then Recovers, After Release of Trump Jr. Emails

The email exchange was with music publicist Rob Goldstone show that Trump Jr. was told the Russian government had information to "incriminate" Hillary Clinton

Moments after Donald Trump Jr. tweeted the email exchange that led to his meeting with a Russian attorney the Dow fell 100 points Tuesday, CNBC reported. 

Stocks initially fell on concerns the Russia controversy that has plagued Donald Trump's presidency would worsen, but major indexes recovered later in the day. By 2:01 p.m. the Dow was posting slight gains. 

"People just got spooked by that. Selling begot more selling," said Jeremy Klein, chief market strategist at FBN Securities. "This isn't anything we didn't know."

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