Trump, Sessions approved of Putin meeting proposal: Papadopoulos
02 September 2018 |
1:00 pm
President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions both supported a proposal during the 2016 campaign that Trump meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, lawyers for a former campaign adviser said in a court filing late on Friday.
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