Trump admits he authorized 2018 cyberattack on Russian troll farm

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President Trump admitted he authorized a cyberattack on Russia’s Internet Research Agency two years ago.

In a newly released interview with Washington Post opinion columnist Marc Thiessen, Trump confirmed that he authorized the attack on the troll farm that the United States has blamed for interfering in the 2016 election and 2018 midterm elections.

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