Richard Prince Asks CPJ for Clarity on Putin's Role in Journalist Murders

An examination after a Trump defense of Putin.

Over the weekend, Donald Trump sang the praises of Russian president Vladimir Putinnée prime minister née president née prime minister née KGB operative–questioning criticism of Putin’s human rights record, particularly Putin’s role in the murder of journalists critical to the regime.

Here is a sampling of Trump’s opinion on the matter, via Oliver Laughland:

In a heated interview on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Trump said: “In all fairness to Putin, you’re saying he killed people. I haven’t seen that.

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