foreign powers. Trump did never said that he did not talk to the Russians he said he never colluded with the Russians which was the narrative de jour you fools were pushing at that time.
He was the President-elect they were in contact with leaders of pretty much every country around the globe.
Do you think incoming administrations wait until they are into office to put together their staff and start foreign relations? If that were true absolutely nothing would get done the first two months of any President's first term.
Here is an article from a source you might actually believe.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/01/michael-flynn-called-the-russians-is-this-normal.html
"Meetings between the president-elect’s team and foreign officials are Normal. "