Trump and Kim Jong Un just had their first private meeting — and officials may never know exactly what was said

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• President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a private meeting on Tuesday morning.
• Experts are concerned Trump could have gone off-script and may provide an unreliable account of events.
• With only the leaders and their interpreters present, there may never be a full transcript of the meeting, potentially denying US officials the ability to analyze Kim's words to Trump.
• The US interpreter will create an official record of the meeting but this may not be a full transcript.

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President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held their first-ever meeting, and there may never be a full record of what was said.

After meeting shortly after 9 a.m. (local time) for a handshake and photo-op, the two leaders entered a library at Capella Hotel on Singapore's Sentosa Island to begin a one-on-one bilateral meeting. The two men were each accompanied only by an interpreter, raising concerns among experts.

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