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Russia takes credit for getting Trump to reject Mitt Romney as secretary of state: Report

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The author of the Trump dossier wrote a private memo in November 2016 that says Russia is claiming credit for getting president-elect Trump to reject Mitt Romney as his secretary of state, according to a new report.

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