Trump ‘would’ve lost mind completely’ if Putin admitted interference, Fiona Hill says

Former White House Russia specialist spoke at the Principles First meeting, where she said ex-president idolises' Russian leader

Donald Trump would have lost his mind completely" at his summit with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018, the former White House Russia specialist Fiona Hill said, if the Russian president had simply admitted he did in fact interfere on Trump's behalf in the US election two years before.

Trump, Hill said, refused to believe that Russia tried to tip the scales to his benefit. And if Putin had actually said to him at some point, No, Donald, I did try to interfere in the election,' I think he would have lost his mind completely.