Do You Trust Our Intelligence Agencies?

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12. From all reports, this is correct.

"Only Trump, Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson were present for the talks, which lasted two and a half hours, accompanied by two translators. Neither Tillerson nor Trump have previous foreign policy or national security experience, and the decision not to include National Security Adviser HR McMaster – a veteran security officer – at the talks raised some eyebrows."
http://www.france24.com/en/20170707-first-trump-putin-talks-g20-secret-closed-meeting-hamburg

I'd heard that Rump insisted on a small meeting (to cut down on the dreaded LEAKS, probably), but the article implies that Pootie is just fine with that setup:

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Michael McFaul, a former US ambassador to Moscow and former president Barack Obama’s adviser on Russian affairs, expressed concern that McMaster was being left out of talks.

"Putin likes small meetings. This means WH (White House) is letting Kremlin dictate the terms of this meeting. HR [McMaster], at a minimum, should also be there," he wrote on Twitter.

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Donnie figures his golden tongue and the presence of "Smilin' Rex" Tillerson is all he needs to close the deal. It's a pity that Putin isn't one of the gullible investors in one of Donnie's properties.