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struggle4progress

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Fri Feb 17, 2017, 12:18 PM Feb 2017

Trump dismisses Russia controversy as 'scam' [View all]

By Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton | WASHINGTON

President Donald Trump dismissed a growing controversy about ties between his aides and Russia on Thursday as a "ruse" and "scam" perpetrated by a hostile news media, and denied any of his associates had contacts with Moscow before last year's election.

"The leaks are absolutely real. The news is fake," Trump told a news conference, referring to media reports that his presidential campaign team had contacts with Russian intelligence officials ...


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN15V2PK

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