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Watch Him Closely

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06.27.18 | 12:31 pm
US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LO... US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS

Remember: the last time President Trump met with Vladimir Putin he held secret (from the US government) conversations and likely used the secrecy to prep a false cover story to explain Don Jr’s meeting with a Russian lawyer offering dirt on Hillary Clinton courtesy of the Russian government.

Josh Marshall is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TPM.
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