The only reason we know about the meeting between Trump jr., Kushner, and  Manafort with the Russian lawyer is because the very reputable New York Times, one of the many news outlets Trump and his mindless sycophants call fake news, tracked the story down and published the emails. 
Thankfully we still have real news outlets in the Western world to bring out the facts and counteract the constant lies out of the Whitehouse. 
What will come of it, is still to be determined, but at least the public now knows that senior members of Trump's staff at least attempted to break American laws regarding collusion with a foreign state to influence the election.