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| ('nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/manhattan-madam-kristin-davis-testify-mueller-grand-jury-week-n897951', 7)                | She also said she had no knowledge of >>>Russian collusion<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('nbcnews.com/news/world/holiday-message-trump-putin-says-russia-ready-dialogue-n953031', 9)                              | The last 12 months have been marked by the intensifying scrutiny of special counsel Robert Mueller 's probe into Russian electoral interference , Trump 's significant departures from recent U.S. foreign policy in the Mideast and Europe — two areas of renewed focus for Putin — and perhaps most notably the remarkable July summit and subsequent >>>press conference between the two leaders<<< in Helsinki .                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| ('nbcnews.com/news/world/international-%20reaction-trump-putin-meeting-mixed-n891936', 3)                                 | The brunt of the criticism centered on Trump 's decision to >>>side with Putin against American intelligence agencies<<< over whether Moscow meddled in his 2016 election to the White House .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| ('nbcnews.com/news/world/maria-butina-wanted-influence-society-sister-says-n959661', 47)                                  | Butina was arrested in July 2018 , just hours after President >>>Donald Trump and met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin privately at a summit in Helsinki , Finland<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| ('nbcnews.com/news/world/vladimir-putin-russia-has-no-dirt-donald-trump-n891901', 17)                                     | At >>>a joint news conference with Trump<<< after their meeting Monday in Helsinki , however , Putin indicated that his interest had been piqued by the time it became clear that Trump could win the 2016 presidential election .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congressional-republicans-scramble-react-amid-helsinki-fallout-n892061', 2)               | WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans on Tuesday scrambled to react to >>>President Donald Trump 's eye-popping remarks<<< during a news conference a day earlier with Russian President Vladimir Putin , with most continuing to distance themselves from the president 's comments casting doubt on the U.S. intelligence community 's assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election .                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/congress/frustrated-senators-want-answers-trump-s-foreign-meetings-n892621', 2)                    | WASHINGTON — Tempers flared during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on Wednesday over the Trump administration 's lack of accountability to Congress following two unprecedented and >>>secretive meetings<<< between the president and foreign adversaries in North Korea and Russia .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/congress/half-congress-leaving-town-their-do-list-isn-t-going-n894971', 16)                        | At the tail end of a month that included the president 's >>>controversial comments in Helsinki<<< , the special counsel 's indictments of 12 Russians accused of election interference , and the arrest of a Russian national for allegedly trying to affect domestic politics , House Republicans left Washington without passing any new legislation to address Moscow 's U.S. influence efforts .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-rand-paul-says-he-delivered-letter-trump-putin-n898676', 12)                          | Trump came under fire last month for his handling of the summit with Putin last month in Helsinki and for his >>>comments made at a joint news conference<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/mueller-investigation-drinks-hacked-emails-probe-president-n974256', 67)              | But I will tell you that President Putin was >>>extremely strong and powerful in his denial<<< today . "                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/shameful-treasonous-disgrace-lawmakers-pundits-react-trump-s-joint-news-n891736', 2)  | President Donald Trump was swiftly rebuked by lawmakers , TV anchors and pundits across the political spectrum Monday after his >>>joint news conference in Finland with Russian President Vladimir Putin<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/west-hollywood-council-urges-removal-trump-s-walk-fame-star-n898241', 7)              | The council 's staff report on the resolution also cited the Trump administration 's separation of immigrant families at the U.S. border and Trump 's " denial of findings from the United States intelligence community >>>regarding Russian interference<<< in the 2016 election and continued refusal to hold Russia accountable for its crimes . "                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/why-russian-officials-were-gleeful-trump-s-diplomatic-train-wreck-n891876', 2)        | HELSINKI — Across Europe and in the halls of Congress , even President Donald Trump 's Republican acolytes were stunned at >>>his head-spinning news conference<<< with Russian President Vladimir Putin .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-s-dhs-chief-kirstjen-nielsen-let-me-be-clear-n896191', 9)                          | Nielsen 's unequivocal rhetoric , and her willingness to point fingers at the upper echelons of Vladimir Putin 's government , were a sharp contrast with >>>Trump 's shifting position<<< on whether the Russians interfered in the 2016 U.S. election and his skepticism about the assessments of the U.S. intelligence community .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/2018-midterms-are-going-be-mostly-about-trump-n906151', 2)                              | WASHINGTON — It was a summer of summits ( in Singapore and >>>Helsinki<<< ) ; a Supreme Court vacancy and nomination ( goodbye Anthony Kennedy , hello Brett Kavanaugh ) ; tariffs and separations at the border ; more developments in the Russia probe ( indictments , guilty pleas , guilty verdicts ) ; surprising primary victories ; and more women winning party nominations .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/first-read-s-morning-clips-could-arizona-go-blue-year-n891656', 19)                     | >>>NBC 's Jonathan Allen previews<<< today 's Helsinki meeting : " There is no real set agenda for the hastily arranged power chats , which were announced less than three weeks ago and for which Trump has declined to elaborate on any goals beyond simply meeting with Putin and raising the issues at hand … On two of the most pressing matters , Russia 's cyber attacks against the U.S. and Putin 's incursions into Ukraine , Trump has signaled repeatedly that he is not nearly as worried about them as officials in his own administration , Democrats and Republicans in Congress , and much of the American public are . " |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/more-foreign-interference-coming-political-world-ready-handle-it-n891966', 6)           | They said they think it 's Russia , " >>>Trump said in response to a question Monday<<< about interference in the 2016 election . "                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/russia-still-working-undermine-u-s-elections-top-national-security-n897036', 10) | Last month , >>>at a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin after a private meeting between the two leaders<<< , Trump contradicted the U.S. intelligence community 's conclusion that Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help him win and even suggested that Putin was more credible than his own intelligence officials .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/24-hours-later-trump-claims-he-misspoke-helsinki-meant-say-n892166', 19)             | Trump was pilloried from all sides on Monday , even from some staunch loyalists in his own party , for appearing to >>>side with Putin over American intelligence agencies<<< that have concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sean-spicer-mueller-s-investigation-not-witch-hunt-n892671', 5)                      | He added that he believes Russia meddled in the 2016 election but did not criticize his former boss for his widely condemned comments in Helsinki on Monday in which >>>Trump appeared to say he believed<<< Russian President Vladimir Putin 's assertion that his country did not orchestrate a campaign to interfere in the presidential election .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/michael-cohen-willing-share-all-he-knows-mueller-lawyer-says-n902801', 6)              | During a separate interview with MSNBC 's " Morning Joe , " Davis cited Trump 's >>>controversial summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki<<< as " a significant turning point " that made Cohen " worry about the future of our country . "                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/putin-says-he-s-invited-trump-moscow-second-meeting-n895221', 12)                      | Putin 's remarks come just one week after >>>Trump and Putin met for a summit in Helsinki , Finland<<< , but contradict comments made from top aides to each leader after the session that indicated a second forum was not in the works any time soon .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| ('nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-made-mess-it-wasn-t-accident-he-won-t-n891941', 2)                               | AMSTERDAM — The reviews are in : President Donald Trump >>>blew it for the U.S. and its allies<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-putin-meeting-behavior-was-so-un-american-republican-ncna892036', 14)                 | In >>>the joint press conference<<< , Trump was asked by a reporter , " Would you denounce what happened in 2016 and would you warn [ Putin ] never to do it again ? "                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-shameful-capitulation-vladimir-putin-part-bigger-more-dangerous-ncna891796', 1)       | President Donald Trump 's >>>obsequious performance during his joint press conference<<< with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki today was a national disgrace .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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