Trump Told Russia He Wasn't Worried About Election Interference 'Because the US Does the Same.' That Memo Was Buried.

Said in the Oval Office — with American press excluded, Russian state TASS photographer inside — the day after firing the FBI director investigating Russian interference. The classified intel leak dominated coverage for weeks. The memo showing Trump told Russia he viewed American and Russian interference as equivalent was reported once, briefly, two years later. It contradicted the entire stated premise of the Mueller investigation.