What did Donald Trump claim about investigations on 12 Jun 2019?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
And in fact, it said we actually rebuffed your friends from Russia—that we actually pushed them back—we rebuffed them.
The Mueller report did not say the campaign rebuffed Russia. It said that when Russia offered help, the campaign was receptive in some instances and shied away in others.
The special counsel's report says the investigation 'established multiple links between Trump Campaign officials and individuals tied to the Russian government. Those links included Russian offers of assistance to the Campaign. In some instances, the Campaign was receptive to the offer, while in other instances the Campaign officials shied away.' (Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, Vol. I, p. 173, U.S. Department of Justice, March 2019).
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- Remarks to reporters before a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the Oval Office.
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