Top US career diplomat rejects Ukraine meddling theory

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Last Updated : Dec 03 2019 | 10:50 PM IST

The top US career diplomat on Tuesday unambiguously rejected a theory promoted by President Donald Trump that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 election.

Asked at a hearing by Democratic Senator Robert Menendez if he had evidence of Ukrainian meddling in the election, David Hale, the under secretary of state for political affairs, replied, "I do not."

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First Published: Dec 03 2019 | 10:50 PM IST

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