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Donald Trump: “I just heard today for the first time that Obama knew about Russia a long time before the election. And he did nothing…”

On the recordJune 27, 2017
I just heard today for the first time that Obama knew about Russia a long time before the election. And he did nothing about it.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump accuses Obama of negligence regarding Russian interference in the election.

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