'' The Washington Post '' reported on January 12 , 2019 that Trump had gone to " extraordinary lengths " to keep details of his private conversations with Russian president Putin secret , including in one case by retaining his interpreter 's notes and instructing the linguist to not share the contents of the discussions with anyone in the administration . As a result , there were no detailed records , even in classified files , of Trump 's conversations with Putin on five occasions . According to The Financial Times , there were no American aides present when Trump met privately with Putin at the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit in November 2018
2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit
2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit
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