Russia meddling to help Trump win re-election, US lawmakers hear
US intelligence agencies have warned that Russia is attempting to help President Donald Trump get re-elected in November, US media report.
President Trump was reportedly enraged, complaining that Democrats would use the information against him.The New York Times reported that Mr Trump was particularly angry that Adam Schiff, the Democrat who led the impeachment proceedings against him, was at the briefing. However, the paper said the president changed his mind when he found out about the briefing, and what he called the"disloyalty" of his staff.
Two Trump administration officials told the New York Times that the replacement of Mr Maguire, so soon after the contentious briefing, was a coincidence.
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