Trump presses Putin at first meeting on interference in U.S. election
08 July 2017 |
5:30 am
U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Vladimir Putin at their first meeting on Friday about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.
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