Trump Denies Report He Knew In Advance Of Trump Tower Meeting With Russians

Michael Cohen, former lawyer for President Trump, exits the courthouse in New York City in May.

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Updated at 3:45 p.m. ET

President Trump denied a CNN report that he knew in advance that his son Donald Trump Jr. and other campaign officials planned to meet with a group of Russians in June 2016 who said they had dirt on 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

In a tweet Friday morning, Trump wrote “I did NOT know of the meeting with my son, Don Jr.”