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On the recordJuly 17, 2017
If the president had brought his own interpreter so there were two people there, one an American, one a Russian interpreting, you had a record on the American side, and if the White House then disclosed it, I think we would be saluting the president for having yet another hour with Putin.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the appropriateness of President Trump's meeting with Putin and the lack of transparency.

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