Trump again falsely claimed victory in the presidential race on Thursday. At the same time, he accused his critics of stealing the election from him in remarks riddled with inaccuracies and untruths.
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Election 2020: Trump Falsely Claims Victory And Also Claims Election Is Being Stolen From Him
Trump’s longtime attorney is reportedly willing to tell special counsel that the presidential candidate knew about the meeting in advance
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Trump denies advance knowledge of son’s meeting with Russian lawyer
WASHINGTON, DC (CBSNewYork) – President Trump on Tuesday claimed he accepts the findings of the U.S. intelligence community that Russians interfered in the 2016 election. He also said he misspoke when he suggested otherwise in a widely criticized press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday in Helsinki, Finland. Trump, making what he described as clarifying comments in a meeting with members of Congress at the White House Tuesday, said he meant to say that he had no reason to think Russia “wouldn’t” have interfered in the 2016 election, instead of that he actually said on Monday, which is that he had no reason to think Russia “would” have interfered. “Let me be totally clear in saying that, and I’ve said this many times, I accept our intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election took place,” Trump said. “Could be other people also,” he then added as a caveat. Facing backlash over his remarks, Mr. Trump told reporters he reviewed a transcript of what he said, and decided to clarify his comments. “In a key sentence in my remarks I said the word 'would' instead of 'wouldn't.' The sentence should have been, 'I don't see any reason why I wouldn't or why it wouldn't be Russia,'” President Trump says https://t.co/ZU0DDFnp0P pic.twitter.com/8FfCRAsCXQ — CBS News (@CBSNews) July 17, 2018 Earlier on Tuesday, Trump was standing by his widely criticized summit, Tweeting on Tuesday: “While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Sadly, it is not being reported that way.” While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Sadly, it is not being reported that way – the Fake News is going Crazy! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 17, 2018 Senior administration officials tell CBS News there is an effort underway to fix the situation after Trump sided with Putin over U.S. intelligence agencies which have concluded the Russian government meddled in the 2016 U.S. election. “They did interfere with our election,” said House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan. “It’s really clear. There should be no doubt about that.” Both Republicans and Democrats quickly denounced the president’s comments. US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the end of a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (Photo: YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images) “The President isn’t leading,” said Sen. Ben Sasse. “Vladimir Putin walked away from Helsiniki with a win. It’s a disaster.” The president is getting support from at least one Republican on Capitol Hill for meeting with his Russian counterpart. On CBS This Morning, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky did not fault the president’s position . “The president has undergone an onslaught of a year, year and a half of partisan investigation of somehow colluding with the Russians so I think he’s sensitive to that,” said Paul. In response, Trump thanked Sen. Paul, tweeting, “You really get it.” Thank you @RandPaul . “The President has gone through a year and a half of totally partisan investigations – what’s he supposed to think?” — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 17, 2018 Russia said it is ready to increase cooperation with the U.S. military in Syria following Monday’s summit.
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Trump Clarifies Summit Remarks As Criticism Mounts About Russia
(CBS NEWS) – President Trump on Tuesday claimed he has full faith in U.S. intelligence agencies, on the heels of his widely criticized meeting and press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump made those comments at the beginning of a meeting with members of Congress, claiming he meant to say in the meeting in Helsinki, Finland, that he had no reason to think it was anyone other than Russia that interfered in the 2016 election. Mr. Trump made the comments in the face of a flood of criticism, even from Republicans, over his meeting and press conference Monday with Putin. In that press conference, Mr. Trump appeared to side with Putin over his won intelligence agencies on the subject of election meddling. Still, Mr. Trump emphasized that any actions Russia took had no impact on the presidential election, and diplomacy with Russia is important. The president called his meeting with Putin more successful than his NATO meeting, claiming he and Putin made progress on conflicts. Mr. Trump, as he has in the past, emphasized that getting along with Russia is a desirable thing. The president, according to the White House press cool, ignored a question as to whether he will publicly condemn Putin. Only a small handful of Republicans, like Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, have defended Mr. Trump . Director of National Intelligence Dan Coates issued a statement following the Putin meeting that clearly broke with Mr. Trump’s stance during the Putin press conference. The president’s comments alongside members of Congress came after he seemed to double down on his press conference with Putin earlier in the day. Mr. Trump, rather than backing down from his comments with Putin, doubled down on them Tuesday. Mr. Trump tweeted that he has “an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia” than he did with NATO. © 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Trump: ‘I Accept’ Intel Agencies’ Conclusion Of Russian Meddling In 2016 Election
