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President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as “Fake News” allegations that Russia offered bounties for killing American troops in Afghanistan.
Trump White House officials were first informed in early 2019 of intelligence reports regarding a Russian bounty program. [1] [2]Reports from Afghanistan-based U.S. Special Operations forces and intelligence officers that militants had been paid bounties in 2019 for their targeting of U.S. military personnel were raised in 2019 and 2020.
President Trump said he never questioned Vladimir Putin about U.S. intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan.
On May 16, The New York Times named the relevant ally and source of the intelligence as Israel, saying that as a consequence, Trump's boasts to the Russian envoys could damage America's relationship with Israel and endanger Israel's security if Russia passes the intelligence on to Iran, Israel's main threat in the Middle East. [33]
The Steele dossier, also known as the Trump–Russia dossier, is a largely unsubstantiated political opposition research report written from June to December 2016 containing allegations of misconduct, conspiracy, and co-operation between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the government of Russia prior to and during the 2016 election ...
President Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about U.S. intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan, casting doubt on ...
President Donald Trump said Friday he believes reports that Russia was paying bounties to Taliban fighters to kill American troops in Afghanistan "is another Russian hoax." (July 31)
This is a list of timelines related to Donald Trump and Russian interference in United States elections that include events described in investigations showing numerous inappropriate and secretive links between associates of Donald Trump and Russian officials and spies, as well as Russian interference in the 2016 elections that was "sweeping ...