Trump says he never worked for Russia, rejects media reports

According to US media, FBI is investigating Trump for working on behalf of Russia


Reuters January 14, 2019
US President Donald Trump speaks during a "roundtable discussion on border security and safe communities" with state, local, and community leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

WASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump on Monday denied media reports over the weekend regarding the ongoing Russia probe and his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling reporters he never worked for Russia and did not know anything about his interpreter’s notes.

Trump under fresh scrutiny over relationship with Putin

Trump, speaking at the White House before departing for New Orleans, said a Washington Post report that he had concealed details about his meetings with Putin and confiscated his interpreter’s notes was false. The New York Times also reported that the FBI was investigating whether Trump has been working on behalf of Russia.

 

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