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"Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election," Trump told a meeting of the Security Council in New York on Wednesday. "They do not want me or us to win," he continued, "because I am the first president ever to challenge China on trade, and we are winning on trade."Trump's comments on China echoed his comments one day before, when he accused China of product dumping, intellectual property theft, and currency manipulation.
"I would much prefer keeping Rod Rosenstein," Trump said at a news conference in New York. "He said he did not say it. He said he does not believe that. He said he has a lot of respect for me, and he was very nice and we'll see." Trump added, "My preference would be to keep him and to let him finish up."Rosenstein is overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and his dismissal would put that probe in jeopardy and create a political storm.
"I may call Rod tonight or tomorrow and ask for a little bit of a delay to the meeting, because I don't want to do anything that gets in the way of this very important Supreme Court pick," Trump said.The Justice Department referred questions about the scheduling of the meeting to the White House.
Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have warned Trump against firing Rosenstein, and White House aides have been quoted anonymously as saying that they advised Trump against taking any "extreme actions" on the Russian investigation ahead of congressional elections in November that will determine whether his Republican Party retains control of Congress.See also:
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According to Peskov, there is no record of Chepiga receiving the award bellingcat alleges he received: