On the official transcripts, Trump's White House apparently edited this exhchange between a reporter and Putin:
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Putin (replying to previous question): That could be a first step, and we can also extend it. Options abound, and they all can be found in an appropriate legal framework.
Mason: President Putin, did you want President Trump to win the election and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?
Putin: Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the U.S.-Russian relationship back to normal.
to this:
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Putin: That could be a first step, and we can also extend it. Options abound, and they all can be found in an appropriate legal framework.
Mason: And did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?
Putin: Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the U.S.–Russia relationship back to normal.
The White House also edited the exchange out of the WH video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujCa6QZCirUIntentional, mistake, nothingburger? The omission happened in
both the transcript and the video. It seems like most Americans heard or saw what Trump and Putin said to each other. I don't see much incentive to edit the reporter-Putin exchanges out of both the official transcript and a posted video.
This post was edited by ThatAlex on Jul 25 2018 05:43am