Confirming email, Kremlin says it ignored Trump lawyer request

The Kremlin has confirmed that US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer reached out to them during the 2016 presidential campaign, seeking help for a business project in Russia.

In a statement to the House Intelligence committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen said Monday the president’s company pursued a project in Moscow during the Republican primary. He said the plan was abandoned for various reasons.

President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, tells reporters that they received Cohen’s email, which was sent to the press office’s general email address.

Peskov says it was one of many emails that the Kremlin press office gets — since its email address is available online — and that the Kremlin did not reply to it.

— AP