Before leaving Washington, Trump sat down with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to preview the Justice Department’s charges against twelve Russian intelligence officers for hacking Democratic emails. The indictment, which Rosenstein publicly announced on July 13, was a major development in Robert Mueller’s investigation. “When we confront foreign interference in American elections, it is important for us to avoid thinking politically as Republicans or Democrats and instead to think patriotically as Americans,” Rosenstein said, announcing the indictment. “The blame for election
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