Article snippet: Posted at 10:00 pm on July 9, 2017 by Dan Spencer During an appearance on today’s edition of Fox News Sunday, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said President Donald J. Trump “absolutely did not believe the denial of President Vladimir Putin” about meddling in the U.S. presidential election. Priebus’ strong assertion came after host Chris Wallace asked about Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov saying that after Putin denied meddling in election, Trump, this is his quote, said that he had accepts these assertions. Here is the exchange from the transcript provided Fox News Sunday: Earlier Sunday, Trump tweeted, “I strongly pressed President Putin twice about Russian meddling in our election. He vehemently denied it. I’ve already given my opinion. . . . And he tweeted, We negotiated a ceasefire in parts of Syria which will save lives. Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!” During an interview on today’s edition of ABC’s “This Week,”Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would not say whether Trump takes Putin’s word in denying he attempted to influence the election results: But Mnuchin’s most significant words came after Stephanopoulos asked him does President Trump agree with President Putin that he accepts President Putin’s denials? Mnuchin replied, everybody is focused on that. And what they should be focused on is what was discussed in the substance. Why would President Trump broadcast exactly what he said in the meeting? Stra... Link to the full article to read more