President Donald Trump has declined Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to interrogate the 12 Russian intelligence officers indicted on charges linked to attempted interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
At the July 16 summit in Helsinki, Putin offered to submit a request for Russian law enforcement to interrogate the 12 officers, who were charged days before the meeting. The Russian leader further offered to allow members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team travel to Russia and observe the interrogation, under the condition that the United States reciprocate the concession.
