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| Trump will 'certainly' ask Putin about extraditing 12 indicted Russians | Trump will 'certainly' ask Putin about extraditing 12 indicted Russians |
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| Donald Trump has said he will “certainly” ask Vladimir Putin about extraditing 12 Russians indicted over the theft of data from Democratic party bodies ahead of the 2016 election. The US president will meet his Russian counterpart in Helsinki on Monday. | |
| Trump was briefed on the indictment of the Russians, made by special counsel Robert Mueller, ahead of its announcement by deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein on Friday. | Trump was briefed on the indictment of the Russians, made by special counsel Robert Mueller, ahead of its announcement by deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein on Friday. |
| Mueller is investigating Russian election interference and links between Trump aides and Moscow. Four former Trump campaign figures, including his first national security adviser and a former campaign manager, have been indicted. Trump denies collusion and has repeatedly called the Mueller investigation a “rigged witch-hunt”. | Mueller is investigating Russian election interference and links between Trump aides and Moscow. Four former Trump campaign figures, including his first national security adviser and a former campaign manager, have been indicted. Trump denies collusion and has repeatedly called the Mueller investigation a “rigged witch-hunt”. |
| The interview with CBS News was recorded at Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland and scheduled to be broadcast in full on Monday. | The interview with CBS News was recorded at Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland and scheduled to be broadcast in full on Monday. |
| Trump said he “hadn’t thought” about asking Putin to extradite the 12 military intelligence officials named on Friday but added: “Well, I might.” | Trump said he “hadn’t thought” about asking Putin to extradite the 12 military intelligence officials named on Friday but added: “Well, I might.” |
| “I hadn’t thought of that,” he said. “But I certainly, I’ll be asking about it.” | “I hadn’t thought of that,” he said. “But I certainly, I’ll be asking about it.” |
| Putin has said Russians indicted by Mueller – 13 individuals and three entities were named in February – will “never” be extradited. | Putin has said Russians indicted by Mueller – 13 individuals and three entities were named in February – will “never” be extradited. |
| On Sunday the Kentucky Republican Rand Paul, a member of the Senate foreign relations committee, told CNN’s State of the Union: “We mistake our response if we think were going to get any accountability from the Russians. They’re going to spy on us, they do spy on us, they’re going to interfere in our elections. We also do the same.” | On Sunday the Kentucky Republican Rand Paul, a member of the Senate foreign relations committee, told CNN’s State of the Union: “We mistake our response if we think were going to get any accountability from the Russians. They’re going to spy on us, they do spy on us, they’re going to interfere in our elections. We also do the same.” |
| Mark Warner, ranking Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, told CNN he did not think Putin would “release those 12 Russian spies to the American government”. | Mark Warner, ranking Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, told CNN he did not think Putin would “release those 12 Russian spies to the American government”. |
| Trump also repeated a claim made in tweets from Scotland on Saturday, blaming his predecessor for his response to the Russian interference. | Trump also repeated a claim made in tweets from Scotland on Saturday, blaming his predecessor for his response to the Russian interference. |
| “But again,” Trump said, “this was during the Obama administration. They were doing whatever it was during the Obama administration.” | “But again,” Trump said, “this was during the Obama administration. They were doing whatever it was during the Obama administration.” |
| Obama’s chief of staff, Denis McDonough, has said Republican Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell “dramatically watered down” a bipartisan statement on Russian interference issued before the election. Senior Obama adviser Ben Rhodes called McConnell’s actions “staggeringly partisan and unpatriotic”. After the election, Obama imposed sanctions on Russia. | Obama’s chief of staff, Denis McDonough, has said Republican Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell “dramatically watered down” a bipartisan statement on Russian interference issued before the election. Senior Obama adviser Ben Rhodes called McConnell’s actions “staggeringly partisan and unpatriotic”. After the election, Obama imposed sanctions on Russia. |
| Nothing bad is going to come out of it, and maybe some good will come out | Nothing bad is going to come out of it, and maybe some good will come out |
| Trump continued: “And I heard that they were trying, or people were trying, to hack into the RNC too. The Republican National Committee. But we had much better defenses. I’ve been told that by a number of people. We had much better defenses, so they couldn’t. | Trump continued: “And I heard that they were trying, or people were trying, to hack into the RNC too. The Republican National Committee. But we had much better defenses. I’ve been told that by a number of people. We had much better defenses, so they couldn’t. |
| “I think the DNC [Democratic National Committee] should be ashamed of themselves for allowing themselves to be hacked. They had bad defenses and they were able to be hacked. | “I think the DNC [Democratic National Committee] should be ashamed of themselves for allowing themselves to be hacked. They had bad defenses and they were able to be hacked. |
| “But I heard they were trying to hack the Republicans too. But – and this may be wrong – but they had much stronger defenses.” | “But I heard they were trying to hack the Republicans too. But – and this may be wrong – but they had much stronger defenses.” |
| US intelligence chiefs have said the Trump administration is not doing enough to counter continuing Russian activity as November’s midterm elections approach. On Saturday, homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told a gathering of state secretaries of state there were no signs Russia was targeting the 2018 midterms at the “scale and scope” of two years ago. | US intelligence chiefs have said the Trump administration is not doing enough to counter continuing Russian activity as November’s midterm elections approach. On Saturday, homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told a gathering of state secretaries of state there were no signs Russia was targeting the 2018 midterms at the “scale and scope” of two years ago. |
| After the indictments were announced, Democrats in Congress called for the Helsinki summit, hugely controversial already given Trump’s reported plan to meet Putin with only translators present, to be cancelled. | After the indictments were announced, Democrats in Congress called for the Helsinki summit, hugely controversial already given Trump’s reported plan to meet Putin with only translators present, to be cancelled. |
| Warner told CNN he was “stunned that this president will not call out Putin’s bad behaviour” and worried that in their one-on-one meeting, “he’ll take advantage of this president”. | Warner told CNN he was “stunned that this president will not call out Putin’s bad behaviour” and worried that in their one-on-one meeting, “he’ll take advantage of this president”. |
| Speaking to CBS, Trump defended his decision to meet Putin. | Speaking to CBS, Trump defended his decision to meet Putin. |
| “I think it’s a good thing to meet,” he said. “I do believe in meetings. I believe that having a meeting with Chairman Kim [Jong-un of North Korea] was a good thing. I think having meetings with the president of China [Xi Jinping] was a very good thing. I believe it’s really good. | “I think it’s a good thing to meet,” he said. “I do believe in meetings. I believe that having a meeting with Chairman Kim [Jong-un of North Korea] was a good thing. I think having meetings with the president of China [Xi Jinping] was a very good thing. I believe it’s really good. |
| “So having meetings with Russia, China, North Korea, I believe in it. Nothing bad is going to come out of it, and maybe some good will come out.” | “So having meetings with Russia, China, North Korea, I believe in it. Nothing bad is going to come out of it, and maybe some good will come out.” |
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