Michael Cohen, attorney for The Trump Organization, arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Jan. 17. Michael Cohen, a Trump attorney and executive vice president for the Trump Organization, sent the email in January 2016 to Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s top press aide. Cohen’s email marks the most direct interaction yet documented of a top Trump aide and a similarly senior member of Putin’s government. In the statement, obtained by The Washington Post, Cohen said Sater suggested the outreach because a massive Trump development in Moscow would require Russian government approval. Lawyers for the Trump Organization, Sater and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Source: Washington Post August 28, 2017 18:21 UTC