The reports emerged on Monday evening…
It has been reported that President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a meeting last week.
According to the Washington Post, Trump jeopardised a critical US intelligence source on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terror group.
The Washington Post cited unnamed US intelligence officials as their sources.
The White House has insisted that the reports Donald Trump revealed classified information to the Russian officials are false.
Speaking outside the White House, HR McMaster, the president’s national security advisor, said that the story that emerged on Monday, as reported, is false.
“At no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed,” Mr McMaster said. “And the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known. Two other senior officials who were present, including the Secretary of State, remembered the meeting the same way and said so. The on-the-record accounts should outweigh those of anonymous sources.”
In a statement provided by Sean Spicer earlier on Monday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that Trump had discussed a broad range of topics with the Russian officials including common efforts and threats regarding counter-terrorism.
But some have been pointed out that although The White House has labelled the story as false, they have left themselves some wiggle room with their denial.
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