But Putin is not the only foreign leader Trump is talking to.
And it is hardly unusual for a presidential nominee to begin holding some talks with foreign leaders.
After the first attempt to assassinate Trump, in July, foreign leaders quickly moved to offer him their well-wishes.
Trump has hosted Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and former British Prime Minister David Cameron when he was the U.K.’s foreign secretary.
Katulis was referring to the trove of classified documents Trump kept from his time in office that have become the subject of a criminal case, many of them about his communications with foreign leaders.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
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