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Trump admits he never discussed bounties on US troops with Putin

Trump has had eight conversations with Vladimir Putin since he learned that Russia paid Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. But during an interview with Axios’ Jonathan Swan on Tuesday Trump admitted that in all these conversations with Putin he never broached the subject of the bounties.

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Trump on Putin’s Bounties on US Troops: ‘I Have Never Discussed It with Him’

Laurence Tribe: Donald’s Tweet about Flynn Was a Confession of Obstruction of Justice

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“It’s so unworthy of a president. It’s beyond despicable. It’s soulless. It’s almost unspeakable in the middle of the pandemic to try to divide the country on a political basis when Covid-19 is really bipartisan.”

— Former Gov. Tom Ridge (R), quoted by the New York Times, on President Trump saying the coronavirus death toll from the coronavirus was actually not so bad “if you take out the blue states.”

“You can imagine it and try to dismiss it, saying he’s just a blowhard and schoolyard tough guy, using his thumbs on Twitter like fists. But the reality, the harsh cold onslaught, is just pure pain.”

— The late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), in a posthumously published book, We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy.

“This is not like embedding with the Marines in Fallujah. It is like you are taking your family with you to Fallujah.”

— ABC News White House correspondent Jon Karl, quoted by National Journal, on covering indoor Trump rallies.

“The microphone is also a microscope.”

— Bob Woodward told Savannah Guthrie on the Today Show that he will release the audio recordings of his interviews with President Trump that are “relevant.”

“This is an insult to every Nevadan who has followed the directives, made sacrifices, and put their neighbors before themselves. It’s also a direct threat to all of the recent progress we’ve made and could potentially set us back.”

— Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) slammed President Trump Sunday night for violating state rules by holding a campaign rally indoors with thousands of people, NBC News reports.

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72%

$5.4 million

Michael Bloomberg will spend $5.4 million on a weeklong TV ad campaign in Florida, part of his pledge to help Joe Biden win the all-important presidential battleground state, McClatchy reports.

69%

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$1.1 million

“President Trump’s luxury properties have charged the U.S. government more than $1.1 million in private transactions since Trump took office — including for room rentals at his Bedminster, N.J., club this spring while it was closed for the coronavirus pandemic,” the Washington Post reports.

$1 million

Jaime Harrison (D) announced that he raised $1 million within a day after a poll found him tied with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina.