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Impotent Trump Won't Confront Putin about Hacking U.S. National Security Docs

Donald Trump was asked about if he would confront Putin about Russia hacking U.S. federal court filings and he shrugged it off, saying, "Are you surprised? That’s what they do.”

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Trump was asked about if he would confront Putin about Russia hacking U.S. federal court filings and he shrugged it off, saying, "Are you surprised? That’s what they do.”

Donald Trump is not concerned about the Russian hacking of sensitive U.S. national security information, as he shrugged it off as just something that happens during his press conference at the Kennedy Center.

A Trump-Putin visit looms on Friday as Russia is accused of infiltrating a U.S. Court. The meeting is to discuss the war in Ukraine at a military base in Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near downtown Anchorage.

Reporter: There's a new reporting that the Russians have hacked into some computer systems that manage U.S. federal court documents. I wonder if you've seen this reporting, and if you plan to bring it up with Putin when you see him later in the week.

Trump: I guess I could probably. Are you surprised? You k…

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