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White House Edits Transcript of Trump’s Summit with Putin

HeadlineJul 25, 2018

The White House is also coming under fire for editing the video and written transcript of President Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki earlier this month. The transcript was edited to remove part of Reuters reporter Jeff Mason’s question about whether Putin wanted Trump to win the U.S. election. This is a clip of the original, and then edited videos, broadcast on “The Rachel Maddow Show.”

President Vladimir Putin: “Options abound. And they all can be found in an appropriate legal framework.”

Jeff Mason: “Mr. President, did you want President Trump to win the election? And did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?

President Vladimir Putin: “Yes, I did. Yes, I did.”

Rachel Maddow: “That’s the real one. Now watch what the White House has posted online instead.”

President Vladimir Putin: “Options abound. And they all can be found in an appropriate legal framework.”

Jeff Mason: “And did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?

President Vladimir Putin: “Yes, I did. Yes, I did.”

Russia’s English-language transcript omits the Reuters reporter’s question entirely.

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