nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Trump Denies Briefing On Russian Bounties Reportedly Placed On U.S. Troops||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The president said he was never briefed on intelligence, first reported by The New York Times, showing Russia had offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill Western forces in Afghanistan.