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Donald Trump: “Well, I just heard today for the first time that Obama knew about Russia a long time before the election, and he did…”

On the recordJune 22, 2017
Well, 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. But nobody wants to talk about that.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump claims that Obama was aware of Russian interference before the election and criticizes him for not acting on it.

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