U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at reports that suggested he tried to conceal details of his private meetings with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.<br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram…tell us more….<br /><br /> Well Mark… The report by the Washington Post over the weekend claimed President Trump went to what it called "extraordinary lengths" to conceal the specifics of his conversations with Putin.<br /> This apparently included taking away notes from the interpreter present at meetings in 2017.<br />The Post also said there was no record of his private, two-hour discussion with Putin in Helsinki last year.<br />The report came amid an FBI probe to see whether Trump was acting as a Russian agent, either intentionally or unwittingly. <br />The inquiry came after the New York Times reported federal investigators were concerned about Trump's behavior after he fired James Comey as FBI director.<br />In a phone call with Fox News on Saturday, Trump blasted the recent reports.<br />He said he was "not keeping anything under wraps" and that he "couldn't care less."<br /> He added he had what he called a "great" conversation with Putin in Helsinki about "very positive things" such as the economy. <br />He also claimed anybody could have listened to the meeting. <br />However, he didn't flatly deny the allegations in the reports. <br />Democrats again raised serious questions about Trump's relationship with Moscow, with some saying Putin's policies were being "parroted" by Trump. <br />Republicans defended the president, saying the Trump administration has been tough on Russia for its alleged election interference and aggression towards Ukraine. <br />
