Ford Motor Co. quickly rebuffed Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen when he approached the Michigan-based automaker about consulting services in January 2017, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
The Journal cited "people familiar with the matter," saying that Cohen touted "his proximity to the president" when he approached Ford's office in Washington via an informal telephone call.
However, Russia special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators are now probing Cohen's foray and have sought information from Ford that includes emails and records, according to the report.
Investigators also have interviewed Ziad Ojakli, Ford’s head of government affairs, whom Cohen approached.
He quickly spurned the lawyer's pitch and "had no further conversations about it," the Journal reported.
But when Mueller's team sought information from Ford remained unclear, according to the newspaper.
Mueller's probe concerns Russian meddling into the 2016 presidential election and whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice in firing FBI Director James Comey in May 2017.
Trump has slammed the Moscow inquiry as a "witch hunt" — and the Kremlin has denied any involvement in the election.
Cohen's lawyer did not respond to a request for comment from the Journal and a Mueller spokesman declined to comment.
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