“I can also send this to your father via Rhona but it is ultra sensitive so wanted to send to you first.”
This line, from the email released today shows that the Russians in fact had a conduit to communicate with Donald Trump senior, a conduit referred to as “Rhona.”
This email and the other related emails released today by Donnie Junior clearly demonstrate what is been suspected for a long time. The Russians wanted Trump to win, they worked to help Trump win, the Trump campaign was aware of that, and the Trump campaign was willing to work with the Russians in their efforts to help Trump win.
And throughout this investigation there has been a continuing refrain that regardless of what happened with anyone else Trump himself did not know anything about it. While the claim has always strained credulity beyond breaking, this line in the email destroys it. The Russians had a contact to communicate directly with Donald Senior but declined to use it in this instance for some reason. It is impossible to believe that a conduit for information flows between the Russians and trump existed but that it had not been used.
Update: as suggested in the comments, “Rhona” probably refers to Trumps assistant Rhona Graff.