Russian Lawyer Tied to Trump Jr. Can Phone in to U.S. Court Case

The Russian lawyer who offered damaging information about Hillary Clinton at a meeting with Donald Trump Jr. and other Trump campaign officials last year will be allowed to phone into a hearing Thursday on a court case underpinning U.S.-Russia tensions.

Lawyers for Prevezon Holdings Ltd. had earlier sought an order granting the lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, permission to come to the U.S. for the hearing, which was denied. They then asked permission to have her call in, which U.S. District Judge William Pauley granted in a ruling late Monday.

The Prevezon case stems from a $230 million Russian tax fraud that ...