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• Trump says he didn’t ask Putin about Taliban bounty reports, calls it ‘fake news’

  U.S. President Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about U.S. intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan, casting doubt on the reports in an interview.

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  Jul 29, 2020
• Republicans urge action from White House after reported bounties on U.S. troops

  Eight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing about explosive allegations that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan — intelligence the White House insisted the president himself had not been fully read in on.

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  Jun 30, 2020
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• White House aware of reports Russia put bounties on U.S. troops since 2019: sources

  The assessment was included in at least one of President Donald Trump's written daily intelligence briefings at the time, according to the officials.

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  Jun 29, 2020
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• Fallout grows as White House distances Trump from report of bounties on U.S. troops

  Eight Republican lawmakers were briefed Monday on the explosive allegations against Russia, while eight Democrats will be briefed Tuesday morning.

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  Jun 29, 2020
• Trump says he wasn’t briefed on reported bounties against U.S. troops in Afghanistan

  Trump, in a Sunday morning tweet, said ``Nobody briefed or told me'' or Vice-President Mike Pence or chief of staff Mark Meadows about ``the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians.''

  World

  Jun 28, 2020
• Trump says it’s ‘common sense’ for Putin to be invited to G7 meetings

  Trump over the weekend had raised the prospect of expanding the G7 to once again include Russia.

  World

  Jun 3, 2020
• Trump says he wasn’t briefed about Russian interference in Democratic nomination

  Robert O’Brien’s comments come after conflicting accounts emerged from a recent closed-door briefing by intelligence officials, who spoke to lawmakers about Russian interference in the 2020 campaign.

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  Feb 23, 2020
• FBI probe into Trump campaign’s Russia ties was justified, watchdog finds

  The findings undercut U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that he was the target of a “witch hunt.”

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  Dec 9, 2019
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• Trump approves more sanctions on Russia in spy poisoning case

  The poisoning ignited a diplomatic confrontation in which hundreds of envoys were expelled by both Russia and Western nations.

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  Aug 2, 2019
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• Jimmy Carter says Donald Trump is president ‘because Russia interfered’

  Carter made the comments during a discussion on human rights at a resort in Leesburg, Virginia, without offering any evidence for his statements.

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  Jun 28, 2019