Trump and son 'offered hacked WikiLeaks files'

An email sent to President Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. before the 2016 election included a decryption key for hacked documents that the website WikiLeaks had made public a day earlier.

The email obtained by The Associated Press was sent by a person named Michael Erickson to Trump and his eldest son on September 14, 2016.

The top Democrat on the House intelligence committee said the panel is looking into the email, which was first reported by CNN. CNN said the email was sent on September 4, before WikiLeaks released stolen emails from the Democratic National Committee. But the copy of the email obtained by AP shows it was sent afterward.

Rep. Adam Schiff said the committee is working to determine its veracity.

Trump Jr reportedly told the House intelligence committee that he did not remember the email., reports The Guardian.

A lawyer for Trump Jr said his client did not remember the email or act on it.

Federal prosecutors and three congressional committees have been investigating collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia to sabotage the Hillary Clinton campaign or otherwise tamper in the presidential election.