President Trump reacted Tuesday to the Washington Post’s bombshell report that he revealed highly classified information during his meeting with Russian officials in the Oval Office last week.
“As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety,” the president tweeted. “Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism.”
Trump did not deny divulging what the Post described as “code-word information,” one of the highest classification levels used in U.S. intelligence agencies, to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador.
In a carefully worded statement delivered outside the White House Monday evening, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Trump’s national security director, said that the Post’s “story that came out tonight as reported is false.”
“At no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed,” McMaster said. “The president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known.”
But the Post report did not say that sources or methods were discussed.
White House calls Wash Post report that Trump gave classified info to the Russians 'as reported, false'
National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster made a statement at the White House on Monday, calling the Washington Post report that President Trump revealed classified information to Russian diplomats last week "false." McMaster took no questions from the press. The Post stands by its story.
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