A U.S. official gives CNN three reasons why President Trump wanted a one-on-one meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin:
- Trump requested alone time to better personally assess Putin and develop a leader-to-leader relationship.
- Trump has previously expressed anger at leaks coming from his meetings with foreign leaders and told aides he doesn’t want sensitive information leaking from his meeting with Putin.
- Trump doesn’t want aides, who may take a harder line on Russia, undercutting or interrupting him in his conversation with Putin.
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