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Trump calls reports of Russian bounties on U.S. troops a “hoax”

President Trump called reports of alleged Russian bounties on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan a “hoax,” noting he was never verbally briefed on the supposed plot. National security adviser Robert O’Brien said the raw intelligence was worrisome enough to share with the military. Weijia Jiang reports.
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