Trump downplayed the meeting in his interview, calling it "standard political stuff" and reaffirming his stance that he believes most politicians would have taken such a meeting.
Donald Trump Jr. has said the Russian lawyer had no information of value about Clinton and that the talks ended quickly.
When asked about it by the Times, the president said it "must have been a very unimportant meeting, because I never even heard about it."
Hours after the meeting in June 2016, Trump said he would soon be giving a major speech focused on Clinton. In Wednesday's interview, he rejected the idea that the two events were linked, saying he "made many of those speeches."
While much of the interview focused on the questions about Russia and the campaign, Trump talked about other issues that have emerged during his presidency and declared that the country is "doing well."
He pledged during his run for office to overhaul the nation's healthcare system, and after the Republican-held Senate faced several setbacks in recent weeks in efforts to repeal and replace the program put in place under former President Barack Obama, Trump hosted a group of lawmakers for talks Wednesday at the White House.
"If we don’t get it done, we are going to watch Obamacare go down the tubes, and we’ll blame the Democrats. And at some point, they are going to come and say, 'You’ve got to help us,'" Trump said.
He added that under a Republican plan, Americans will see "major tax cuts, and reform," which he said is "like a windfall for the country."
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