Trump Tweets He 'Did NOT' Know About Son Meeting Russian Lawyer The meeting occurred in June of 2016 and was arranged at the request of a Russian lawyer claiming to have incriminating evidence about Hillary Clinton. Senior White House advisor On Thursday, reports surfaced that Trump's former lawyer of 11 years, Michael Cohen, said that Trump knew in advance about the meeting. In May of 2017, An attorney for Trump Jr. has stated that the report about Michael Cohen is false. In a heated interview on CNN,