RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump on his business connections in Russia, Feb. 16, 2017: ‘And I can tell you, speaking for myself, I own nothing in Russia. I have no loans in Russia. I don’t have any deals in Russia. President Putin called me up very nicely to congratulate me on the win of the election.’ -At a news conference announcing his choice for a new Labor secretary.”
–Melissa Etehad, “In His own Conflicting Words,” The Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2018