There is no question the administration has taken actions to counter Russian interference, including sanctions and criminal charges on Thursday designed to call out foreign influence campaigns aimed at American voters.

While the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee report implicates associates of the Trump campaign, it does not say Trump himself was involved.

Trump said he told his staff on Sunday that he'd rather have the summit after the election. He said that would give everyone more time to think about the important meeting.

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.

At a State Department news conference, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the situation was handled "incredibly well'' to ensure the safety of U.S. troops.

The effort has been aided by a Justice Department decision to dismiss its prosecution of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn.

The lawsuit cites a June 13 opinion piece by Greg Sargent that said Trump "tried to conspire with'' a "sweeping and systematic'' attack by Russia against the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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.

Trump has dismissed the intelligence community’s warnings of Russian interference as a conspiracy to undermine his 2016 victory, and was reportedly infuriated by the latest report.

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog will release a highly anticipated report Monday that is expected to reject President Donald Trump’s claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders.