The White House denied Saturday that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence had been briefed on an intelligence finding that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
, which first reported the intelligence finding on Friday, said Trump had been briefed on the issue and that the White House’s National Security Council discussed the matter at an interagency meeting in late March.
The Times said the U.S. concluded months ago that a Russian unit linked to assassination attempts and other covert operations in Europe intended to destabilize the West had covertly offered rewards for successful attacks last year. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and an Army combat veteran, said she will demand a Senate hearing to get to the bottom of the report. She also slammed Trump for supporting Russia's bid to re-enter the G-7, an organization of leaders of the world's most industrialized nations.
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