Trump says Russia leak meant to hurt Sanders, calls for probe | Malay Mail

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WASHINGTON, Feb 23 — President Donald Trump on Sunday called for an investigation into an apparent leak of classified intelligence on Russian interference in the 2020 US presidential campaign, and said it was meant to hurt Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Speaking to reporters as...

US President Donald Trump makes remarks during the White House Business Session with the nation’s governors in the State Dining Room of the White House February 10, 2020. — Reuters pic

A congressional source told Reuters on Friday that intelligence officials had told lawmakers Russia appears to be engaging in disinformation and propaganda campaigns to help both Sanders and Trump, who is seeking re-election. Schiff, a Democrat, served as the lead prosecutor in Trump’s impeachment trial in the US Senate and the two men have an antagonistic relationship.

Trump has long argued that the Democratic Party favored Clinton unfairly over Sanders in the 2016 primary race, an issue that still divides the Democratic base.

 

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