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Trump's interpreters for Putin meetings face ethical dilemma

  • Written by Laura Burian, Dean, Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education, The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Middlebury
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, makes a statement, as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, looks on.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

President Donald Trump met several times with Russian President Vladimir Putin while no other American was privy to the communication except for a State Department interpreter.

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