President Trump has been under fire since Monday for his press conference in Helsinki alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, where he suggested Moscow didn't interfere in the 2016 election — contrary to the conclusions of U.S. intelligence. So he backtracked Tuesday, and affirmed Russia did actually meddle in the election, though it "could be other people also."
But just in case that wasn't enough, Trump on Thursday tweeted video proof of him holding Russia accountable for hacking "MANY TIMES."
Approximately half of the Fox News video comes from a single press conference, held before Trump was even inaugurated. During that event, held Jan. 11, 2017, Trump suggested that the U.S. faced "much hacking" from Russia — as well as other countries. Likewise, Trump attributed meddling to Russia and "other countries" in the two other examples, dated July 6, 2017, and March 6, 2018.
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Those few — er, "MANY" — examples are the same ones found in a set of White House talking points sent to Republicans on Tuesday. Those points also included one time Trump said he stands with U.S. intelligence, which has undeniably traced election interference back to Russia.
A quick look back finds Trump has questioned Russian meddling at least six times and flat out denied it once.
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