Trump and Putin unite in denying any Russian collusion during US elections at key Helsinki summit

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Donald Trump sided with Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence officials on Monday as he praised the Russian leader’s “extremely strong and powerful” denial over election meddling.

Speaking at a joint press conference in Helsinki, the US president said “I don’t see any reason why” the Kremlin would have interfered in the 2016 presidential race. …