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May 31, 2019

Trump Attacks Robert Mueller While Admitting Russia Aided His Election
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Back in the United States, President Trump ramped up his attacks on
special counsel Robert Mueller Thursday, appearing to inadvertently
admit that Russia helped get him elected in 2016. Trump tweeted,
"Russia, Russia, Russia! That's all you heard at the beginning of this
Witch Hunt Hoax…And now Russia has disappeared because I had nothing to
do with Russia helping me to get elected." Speaking to reporters on the
White House lawn, Trump later backtracked from the claim, saying,
"Russia did not help me get elected."


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