GARRETT HAAKE: Presidents Trump and Putin have spoken several times by phone this year but haven't met in person since 2019. At a 2018 summit in Helsinki, Finland, the two met for more than two hours behind closed doors. President Trump, pressed about U.S. Intelligence agencies’ assessment of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, criticized later for seeming to accept Putin's denials.
DONALD TRUMP: They said they think it's Russia. I have- President Putin- he just said it's not Russia. I will say this. I don't see any reason why it would be.