Trump: 'Possible' Russia Knew of Chemical Attack

(12 Apr 2017) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it was "certainly possible" though "probably unlikely" that Syria could have launched a recent chemical attack without Russia knowing about it. Trump said he'd like to think the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't know, but said "certainly they could have." He noted the Russians were operating on the Syrian air base from which the attack was launched last week. Russia is a key backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and the US blames Assad for the chemical attack that killed scores of civilians. Trump launched a volley of missile strikes at the Syrian air base in response. Trump said Defence Secretary Jim Mattis is looking into the question of whether Russia knew about the attack ahead of time. Trump made the comments at a White House news conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/...