According to the link, Cohen sent some emails in January of 2016, the Russians replied in some fashion and according to them, 'never heard from Cohen again.' So what do these emails tell us? Nothing that I can see.
When Trump made all his statements below, it was long after Cohen had ceased emailing with Russia; June of 2016?
Here is the timeline for all of Trump's statements ... Enjoy Trump haters!
"I have nothing to do with Russia." (Fox News, Oct. 29, 2018)
- "There was no talking to Russia. There was no phone calls. I didn’t make phone calls to Russia. I didn’t receive phone calls. I didn’t have meetings. I didn’t have texts. I didn’t have anything." (Aboard Air Force One, Sept. 7, 2018)
- "I have nothing to do with Russia. I never did." (CNBC, July 20, 2018)
- "There's no collusion. I didn't deal with Russia. I had nothing to do with Russia with respect to my race. I won that race rather easily." (CBS, July 18, 2018)
- "We had no collusion with Russia. We never dealt with Russia." (WSJ, July 25, 2017)
- "I have nothing to do with Russia. I told you, I have no deals there." (White House press conference, February 16, 2017)
- "I know nothing about the inner workings of Russia. I don’t deal there. I have no businesses there." (Presidential debate, October 10, 2016)
- "What do I have to do with Russia? You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach, Fla." (News conference, July 27, 2016)
Source for quotes:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-scrutiny-amid-michael-cohen-plea/2149518002/