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Trump denies being told about Russian bounties to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan

President Donald Trump (pictured above) said on Sunday he was never briefed about the reported Russian efforts to pay bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, blasting a New York Times report on the bounties.

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