It was off the record. The White House has now confirmed that President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a previously undisclosed second conversation at the G-20 summit earlier this month, holding a private discussion out of earshot of other leaders during a dinner event.
Details of the hour-long talk are unknown: There’s no official government record and only Putin’s translator was included. Trump tweeted that press coverage of the meeting was “sick,” as questions about Russian connections continue to plague his administration.
