President Trump and President Putin to hold news conference after meetings in Helsinki. nbcnews.to/2LpCnNG
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WATCH: Opening remarks at President Trump and President Putin news conference.
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Putin: "The Russian state has never interfered, and is not going to interfere into internal American affairs, including the election process."
Trump: "[Putin] and I also discussed the scourge or radical Islamic terrorism. Both Russia and the U.S. have suffered horrific terrorist attacks and we have agreed to maintain open communications between our security agencies to protect our citizens from this global menace."
Putin: "Could you name a single fact that would definitively prove the collusion? This is utter nonsense, just like the president recently mentioned... There is no evidence when it comes to the actual facts, so we have to be guided by facts and not rumors."
Trump: "My people came to me, [Director of National Intelligence] Dan Coats came to me, some others, they said they think it's Russia. I have President Putin. He just said it's not Russia. I will say this, I don't see any reason why it would be."
President Trump on Peter Strzok hearing:
“If anyone watched Peter Strzok testify over the last couple of days – and I was in Brussels watching it – it was a disgrace to the FBI. It was a disgrace to our country, and you would say that was a total witch hunt.”
“If anyone watched Peter Strzok testify over the last couple of days – and I was in Brussels watching it – it was a disgrace to the FBI. It was a disgrace to our country, and you would say that was a total witch hunt.”
President Trump attacks Mueller at joint news conference with President Putin, advances conspiracy theories. nbcnews.to/2LpCnNG
Coats: "We have been clear in our assessments of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy & we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security."
After Pres. Trump sidestepped confronting Putin about meddling in the 2016 election during a summit in Finland, Dir. of National Intelligence Dan Coates issued a statement holding firm on agencies’ findings that show efforts to “undermine our democracy.” on.msnbc.com/2NkSLzF
