During an interview segment broadcast on Monday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that “if there are ways to do business with Russia, we should always be open” to doing so, and “We’re willing to work with anybody, including, of course, Putin.”

Clinton said, “I think that, if there are ways to do business with Russia, we should always be open to — that’s what the reset accomplished.”

She added, “What I most worry about with Trump is that he is conveying several impressions to people around the world, that are quite damaging. With respect to Russia and Putin, this romance with Putin — with dictators, he’s praised Saddam Hussein, for example, as well, sends a message that maybe the United States no longer really stands for human rights, for freedom, for human dignity. We’re willing to work with anybody, including, of course, Putin. I’ve had many conversations with Putin, but we’re not going to do it by just rolling over and adopting his wish list, which is exactly what Donald Trump has done.”

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