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Article snippet: Members of the Trump Organization and investors nearly reached a deal to open a Trump Tower in Moscow during the 2016 election, according to a new report. Trump’s company and investors signed a letter of intent to open up a massive development as part of the Trump brand but dropped the deal in January 2016 after they failed to get the land and permits to launch the project, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Developers first began discussing a deal in 2015, but it's unclear if Trump was aware of the negotiations. The report comes amid an ongoing probe led by special counsel Robert Mueller into possible collusion between members of Trump's team and Russia. The White House declined to comment to The Post for the story. Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, also declined to comment. The exchanges were revealed in emails that will soon be turned over to congressional investigators looking into ties between Trump and Russia. The emails reportedly show that Trump associates and individuals with ties to Russia were in contact during the course of the campaign.Sater wrote to Cohen, the executive vice president of the Trump Organization, "something to the effect of, 'Can you believe two guys fro Brooklyn are going to elect a president?'" one person familiar with the emails told the Post.Sater, who moved to Brooklyn from Russia when he was eight, was also in Moscow at the same time as MORE Jr. and Ivanka Trump and claimed he escorted them on a trip there, an account... Link to the full article to read more