Trump tamps down speculation Russia plague lab worker died from bioweapon

WASHINGTON — President Trump downplayed the possibility that a Russian plague scientist died from a biological weapon in Siberia — saying “we don’t think so” but that “we’re going to find out soon enough.” Trump said he had just been briefed by US officials and that Russia hasn’t shared much information — as prominent American scientists and security experts raise alarms. Asked if Daria Shipilova, 28, may have died from a biological weapon, Trump told journalists in the Oval Office, “Well, we don’t think so. We’re going to find out soon enough, but we don’t think so.” “If you listen…