White House, Following Backlash, Rules Out Russian Interrogation of Americans
Politicians had argued almost with one voice that the White House reject any notion about granting Russian investigators access to Americans facing accusations by Vladimir Putin.
by Philip Ewing
Jul 19, 2018
3 minutes
Updated at 2:05 p.m.
The White House closed the door Thursday to making a former American diplomat or others available to Russian interrogators, marking the latest in a series of reversals since President Trump's summit on Monday with his Russian counterpart in Helsinki.
Trump, appearing with President Vladimir Putin in Finland, at first said he didn't believe Russia had interfered in the 2016 election — . Trump said he didn't believe Russian.
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