H. R. McMaster says Trump is aiding Putin by attacking election legitimacy

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   McMaster warned that Trump's repeated claims that the coming election would be rigged were aiding and abetting Vladimir Putin's effort to reduce confidence in American democratic institutions. He also criticized Trump's failure to confront Russia consistently. McMaster offered a national-security assessment, not a finding that Trump coordinated the messaging with Russia.

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