Since Election, Trump Has Prevented ANY Record Of His Face-To-Face Interactions With Putin

Trump has gone to extraordinary lengths to hide details of talks with Putin, such as taking interpreter’s notes, U.S. officials say On at least one occasion, President Trump has taken possession of his interpreter’s notes after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and instructed the linguist not to discuss what had transpired with other administration officials, current and former U.S. officials said. There is no detailed record, even in classified files, of Trump’s face-to-face interactions with the Russian leader over the past two years, the officials said. Trump allies said that the president believes that the presence of subordinates impairs his ability to establish a rapport with Putin. Read more »