Article snippet: MORE on Tuesday sought to quell criticism of his extraordinary remarks at a press conference a day earlier with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he accepts the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. Trump also claimed he misspoke on election meddling during his meeting with Putin, saying he meant to say that he sees no reason why Russia would not be responsible. A day later, after coming under intense pressure from Republican and Democratic lawmakers and a number of voices in conservative media, Trump said he should have said, “I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be Russia.” “It should have been obvious,” he added. “So you can put that in, and I think that probably clarifies things.” But the president also muddled the walk-back by saying that “other people” also could have been involved in the meddling, a statement similar to remarks he has made in the past casting doubt on Moscow’s involvement. “I accept our intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place,” Trump said, reading from a prepared statement before a meeting with Republican lawmakers at the White House. Then, in an unscripted moment, the president added: “Could be other people also. A lot of people out there.” The initial remarks served as a vote of confidence for U.S. intelligence agencies that had been undermined when Trump at the press conference put equal stock in their findings and P... Link to the full article to read more