Forbes Breaking News Trump Defends Witkoff’s Leaked Conversation With Russian Negotiator: ‘Standard Thing’

Steve Witkoff, the Trump administration’s special envoy for peace missions, advised his Russian aide to flatter President Donald Trump before an October phone call between the U.S. president and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg reported, revealing more details on how a contentious plan was put together.

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