The president said neither he nor top members of his administration had been briefed on intelligence that Russians had offered a bounty to those who attacked U.S. troops in Afghanistan
President Trump said Sunday that neither he nor top members of his administration had been briefed on a classified intelligence assessment that found Russians had offered a bounty to those who conducted lethal attacks on U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan, and also played down the seriousness of the allegation in a posting on Twitter.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi expressed skepticism about the administration’s response to reports of the alleged bounties, saying she was outraged to learn about the assessment...
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