U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at reports that suggested he tried to conceal details of his private meetings with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
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Well Mark… The report by the Washington Post over the weekend claimed President Trump went to what it called "extraordinary lengths" to conceal the specifics of his conversations with Putin.
This apparently included taking away notes from the interpreter present at meetings in 2017.
The Post also said there was no record of his private, two-hour discussion with Putin in Helsinki last year.
The report came amid an FBI probe to see whether Trump was acting as a Russian agent, either intentionally or unwittingly.
The inquiry came after the New York Times reported federal investigators were concerned about Trump's behavior after he fired James Comey as FBI director.
In a phone call with Fox News on Saturday, Trump blasted the recent reports.
He said he was "not keeping anything under wraps" and that he "couldn't care less."
He added he had what he called a "great" conversation with Putin in Helsinki about "very positive things" such as the economy.
He also claimed anybody could have listened to the meeting.
However, he didn't flatly deny the allegations in the reports.
Democrats again raised serious questions about Trump's relationship with Moscow, with some saying Putin's policies were being "parroted" by Trump.
Republicans defended the president, saying the Trump administration has been tough on Russia for its alleged election interference and aggression towards Ukraine.
