President Trump Says He Misspoke On Russian Meddling, Accepts Intelligence Assessment

President Donald Trump accepted the assessment of the U.S. intelligence community that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election and said he misspoke during his Monday press conference with President Vladimir Putin.

Trump’s appearance with Putin drew bipartisan criticism after he appeared to give some credence to Putin’s claim that he did not interfere in the 2016 presidential election, despite being told the opposite by his intelligence community leaders. “I have confidence in both parties,” Trump said, adding that he didn’t see any reason why Russia would interference on his behalf.

The president said Monday after reviewing the transcript and clip of his press conference, “I realized that there is a need for some clarification.”

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