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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPutin *** ADMITS *** to directing Russian officials to help Trump during 2016 election !!!!
I don't know if this has been covered but I think Velsi on MSNBC hinted at this
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/16/629462401/transcript-president-trump-and-russian-president-putins-joint-press-conference
REPORTER: Did you want President Trump to win the election and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?
PUTIN: Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the U.S. Russia relationship back to normal.
I think there were three questions from the Russian pool. Russia Today, you have the floor.
So ... even Putin is more honest about what happened in 2016 than Benedict Donald
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chowder66
(9,010 posts)uponit7771
(90,225 posts)chowder66
(9,010 posts)Garrett78
(10,721 posts)And he probably was, as there's no way he would cop to interfering in our election after denying that he did.
Regardless, it's a good reminder that Trump has said Putin wanted Clinton to win. I want a reporter to ask Trump, "In light of Putin's comments on Monday, do you still believe Putin wanted Clinton to win, as you claimed on more than one occasion?"
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... only to the first part.
Even that is bad though
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)Putin isn't stupid, and he's not going to admit to directing officers to interfere in US elections. I don't know if he just didn't hear/understand the second part of the question, or what, but I think this would be pretty big news (all over the place) if it was widely accepted that Putin was answering the 2nd part of that question.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)Garrett78
(10,721 posts)But Putin also denied involvement, and it's really hard to believe he would contradict himself and admit to interference. Trump, sure, but I wouldn't expect that from Putin.