DANANG: President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes Vladimir Putin is being sincere when he denies meddling in the US election that propelled Trump to power, adding that the Russian leader felt “very insulted” by the allegations.
But in Washington, the director of the CIA said he stood by the US intelligence community’s assessment that Russia did try to meddle in the election.
Trump, whose key former aides are under US investigation for possible collaboration with the Kremlin, said he repeatedly asked Putin about the claims during their chats at the APEC summit in the Vietnamese resort of Danang.
“He (Putin) said he …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
