Russia shuts down Trump's brag that Putin will free jailed reporter if ex-president wins

Donald Trump apparently forgot to check with Russia before making his latest campaign boast.

The former president caused outrage on Thursday when he claimed that if he is elected, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, currently being held in Russian jail on dubious spying charges, would be "released immediately," before he is even sworn in for his term. "He will be HOME, SAFE, AND WITH HIS FAMILY. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will do that for me, but not for anyone else...