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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces that Trump Spoke to Putin for an HOUR About Mueller Probe
Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in their first known conversation since the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that Mueller’s report on Moscow’s interference in the 2016 election came up “very, very briefly” during the call, which lasted more than an hour, and both leaders agreed that “it’s over and there was no collusion.”
Sanders said the special counsel’s finding that there was no criminal conspiracy between Trump and Russia is something “both leaders were well aware of long before this call took place” and “they moved on” to discuss other topics.
She would not say whether Trump confronted Putin over Russia’s election-meddling efforts, which were laid out in detail in Mueller’s 448-page report, but said the U.S. is committed to countering the Kremlin’s activities in upcoming elections.
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The two leaders also discussed the crisis in Venezuela, nuclear agreements, North Korean denuclearization and trade, according to Sanders.
WATCH:
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters President Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin this morning for “over an hour.” @kaitlancollins has more details on their call, the "first known conversation since the special counsel's report came out." pic.twitter.com/Vd2z0MrnQw
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) May 3, 2019
Twitter had some thoughts:
"Who is Vladimir's good boy"
"I am"
"And who is my poodle"
"I am"
"And what will poodle do?"
"Anything my Putin tells me to. Can I have a treat now?"
"Trump must go poopies first. Then treat." https://t.co/lRZ6zQOJrO— Oliver Willis (@owillis) May 3, 2019
It’s being reported that Trump and Putin spoke privately today about the Mueller probe. “No collusion” my ass.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 3, 2019
So… Trump didn't press Putin to stop hacking our elections, which was laid out in EXPLICIT detail in the Mueller report. https://t.co/CnJmQhMZlE
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) May 3, 2019
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