"As you know, former CNN superstar Larry King has a podcast and Mr. Trump went on his podcast. Nobody said it was going to be on Russian TV," Kellyanne Conway said on CNN's "New Day."

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Conway similarly argued on "CBS This Morning" that Trump did the interview with King, "a personal friend of his," and didn't know where it would be played.

"He was doing it as a favor to his friend Larry King," she said.

During the interview, Trump argued that it's "pretty unlikely" Russia is trying to meddle in the U.S. election. "I think maybe the Democrats are putting that out. You know, who knows?"