U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks to reporters as House Democrats respond to a White House briefing on reports Russia paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops during a news conference following the briefing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump must have at least been aware of the allegation that Russia paid bounties to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to kill U.S.-led coalition troops, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing.
"Based on what we heard today, it was information that (a) the president should have known about and (b) based on what we were told today, he did - it seems to me like he did know about it," said Representative Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
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