House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Donald Trump on Thursday of putting on a con when he stated that intelligence accusing Russia of offering bounties on the US forces in Afghanistan was unverified.

Iran Press/America: "We would practically be investigating nothing if you had to start off at 100 percent," she said.

On Thursday, Pelosi joined a group of other top lawmakers, known as the "Gang of Eight," to be briefed by top intelligence officials on the matter.

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