Jonathan Ernst / Reuters President Donald Trump speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin from the Oval Office on Jan. 28. We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election. “We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election. We further assess Putin and the Russian government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump,” the report said. I never met Putin.” Wilson said Trump’s continued kind words for the Russian strongman will come back to haunt Republicans, eventually.

Source: Huffington Post July 06, 2017 22:40 UTC