Trump defends son, decries political 'witch hunt'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday decried as a political "witch hunt" the deepening scandal over alleged Russian efforts to secure his White House victory that has ensnared his eldest son.Trump took to Twitter to defend Donald Trump Jr after the release of emails showing his namesake's embrace of a Russian offer to provide derogatory information about his 2016 presidential opponent Hillary Clinton."My son Donald did a good job last night," Trump said in an early morning tweet, referring to a F