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Headline Roundup February 15th, 2017

Contacts With Russian Intelligence

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Russian intelligence officials made repeated contact with members of President Trump's campaign staff, according to new reports that cite anonymous U.S. officials. American agencies were concerned about the contacts but haven't seen proof of collusion between the campaign and the Russian security apparatus.

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Trump Administration Caught In Lie About Campaign Contacts With Russians
Trump Administration Caught In Lie About Campaign Contacts With Russians

HuffPost

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Top administration officials have denied that there were any contacts between the campaign and the Russian government.

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Donald Trump: ‘Russian connection non-sense’ is cover for Clinton’s ‘many mistakes’
Donald Trump: ‘Russian connection non-sense’ is cover for Clinton’s ‘many mistakes’

Washington Times

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President Trump said Wednesday that new reports saying his associates had contact with Russian officials during last year’s campaign are “non-sense” and accused the U.S. intelligence community of illegally leaking information to news outlets.

“This Russian connection non-sense is merely an attempt to cover-up the many mistakes made in Hillary Clinton’s losing campaign,” Mr. Trump tweeted.

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Reports: U.S. Intercepted Calls Between Trump Campaign Staff And Russian Intelligence
Reports: U.S. Intercepted Calls Between Trump Campaign Staff And Russian Intelligence

NPR (Online News)

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Russian intelligence officials made repeated contact with members of President Trump's campaign staff, according to new reports that cite anonymous U.S. officials. American agencies were concerned about the contacts but haven't seen proof of collusion between the campaign and the Russian security apparatus, the reports say.

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