Putin Said He Didn’t Know Trump Was In Moscow In 2013. Plenty Of Reporting Says Otherwise.

HELSINKI, FINLAND - JULY,16 (RUSSIA OUT) U.S.President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) attend during their joint press conference in Helsinki, Finland, July,16,2018. Russian and U.S. Presidents have arrived to Helsinki for the summit. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) — HELSINKI, FINLAND - JULY 16: (RUSSIA-OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. The two leader... HELSINKI, FINLAND - JULY 16: (RUSSIA-OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. The two leaders met one-on-one and discussed a range of issues including Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S election. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) MORE LESS

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July 16, 2018 2:02 p.m.

During today's joint press conference between President Trump and Vladimir Putin, one fearless reporter asked Putin if he had any "compromising material" on Trump. As TPM's Kate Riga writes, that was a clear allusion to the so-called "pee tape," alleged...

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