According to him, Trump on the Truth Social social network addressed his comment after meeting with Putin in Helsinki in 2018.

“He said that he did not see any reason why Russia should interfere in the (presidential. -

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) elections in 2016, despite the FBI reports,” the text says.

Trump added that he trusts the Russian president more than the "scum" from US intelligence.

In October, the ex-president of the United States said that Russia should be dealt with because it has 1,332 nuclear warheads in its arsenal.