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Multiple Government Agencies Dispute NYT Report On Russian Putting Bounties On U.S. Troops

Ryan Saavedra
Multiple Government Agencies Dispute NYT Report On Russian Putting Bounties On U.S. Troops
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Multiple top government agencies released statements on Monday pushing back against the credibility of a recent New York Times report that claimed that President Donald Trump was briefed about a secret Russian military group that had allegedly offered bounties to militant fighters in Afghanistan for killing U.S. soldiers.

The Associated Press reported on Monday evening that the Trump administration allegedly knew about the alleged bounty on U.S. soldiers in 2019, a full year before the date that The New York Times reported.

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