Trump says he never confronted Putin about Russia bounty reports: Axios
WASHINGTON - 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.
National security adviser Robert O'Brien has said Trump was not verbally briefed on the Russian bounty intelligence because his CIA briefer concluded the reports were uncorroborated.White House officials have not denied the information was included in the President's Daily Brief, a summary of a daily summary of classified information and analysis on national security. Some news outlets reported the issue was included in the PDB in February but that Trump may not have read it.
Story continuesSenator Angus King, an independent who sits on the intelligence committee, said he found Trump's comments astonishing. While he could not discuss specifics, King said he was confident the bounty reports were not"fake news."
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