Explanation to Hannity doesn't make sense

Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
Updated 7:48 AM ET, Wed July 12, 2017

... "I didn't know if there was any credibility, I didn't know if there was anything behind it, I can't vouch for the information," .. Jr. said. "Someone sent me an email. I can't help what someone sends me. I read it, I responded accordingly."

By this explanation,.. Jr. is blameless because all he did was respond to an email -- promising info on Clinton -- from Rob Goldstone, a publicist for a wealthy musician ...

... Getting an email is one thing. Quickly responding to it to set up a phone call or a meeting is another. The first is passive. Someone sends you an email. The second is active. You act on the email, setting up a meeting to get the information ...

Goldstone had already told .. Jr. that the information had likely come from a Russian prosecutor from a meeting with Aras Agalarov, a Russian real estate tycoon whose son, Emin, the musician, employs Goldstone. Not only that, but Goldstone had told .. Jr. in a previous email that "this is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump" ...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/12/politics/donald-trump-jr-hannity/index.html