The Russian president also denied knowing former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn, and he called allegations that the Russians have damaging information on Trump, such as financial data or other, "nonsense".
In the NBC interview, Mr Putin was asked about reports of Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner's attempt to set up a secret communications channel with Russian Federation. "They can be in Russian Federation, in Asia... even in America, Latin America". Do you think, an ambassador from any place in the world or from the United States reports to me daily as to whom he meets with and what they discuss? Mr Putin asked, before saying: "Have you all lost your senses?"
The Senate Intelligence Committee is now investigating Flynn's ties to foreign governments, and the retired general has been looped into the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe of the Trump's campaign alleged Russian Federation relations.
United States intelligence has accused Russian Federation of interfering in the election by hacking the Democratic Committee's computers and leaking information - a claim that Moscow has repeatedly denied. And, they aren't analyzing the information in its entirety.
"I haven't seen, even once, any direct proof of Russian interference in the (US) presidential election". "The minister would have reported it to me", Putin said.
"I don't know about this proposal". The public hearing is expected to shed light on his private conversations with Trump in the weeks before his dismissal, including any discussion about the Flynn investigation.
Flynn resigned after just 24 days on the job after reports that he secretly spoke with a Russian ambassador in December 2015 about sanctions.
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President Putin stated in no uncertain terms that "there were no meetings" between himself and President Trump and that they "did not have any relationship at all" with him and were not holding any kind of information that could reflect negatively on him. He was sacked less than a month into Trump's presidency. But Putin didn't give anything by way of evidence with the speculation.
"I made my speech".
And I got up and left. "And then afterwards I was told, you know that was an American gentleman", the Russian president said. He used to be in the intelligence services.' That's it.
"That's it", he said. "I didn't even really talk to him", Putin said. "That's the extent of my acquaintance with Mr. Flynn", Putin said.
The two sat next to each other during an event to celebrate Russia's RT network.
Putin took the opportunity to completely deny all Russian involvement in the 2016 elections, which US intelligence agencies say he personally tried to disrupt by hacking into Democratic computer systems and releasing embarrassing info about the party's nominee, Hillary Clinton.
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