Report: President Trump told classified info to Russian officials
Lawmakers denounced reports that President Trump disclosed "highly classified information" to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador during a meeting at the White House last week as "inexcusable" and "deeply disturbing."
The Washington Post, citing current and former U.S. officials, reported that Trump provided Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak classified intelligence that was so sensitive it had been withheld from allies – and under close hold within the U.S. government as well.
"To compromise a source is something that you just don't do," Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said. "That's why we keep the information that we get from intelligence sources so close...to prevent that from happening."
Lawmakers denounced reports that President Trump disclosed "highly classified information" to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador during a meeting at the White House last week as "inexcusable" and "deeply disturbing."
The Washington Post, citing current and former U.S. officials, reported that Trump provided Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak classified intelligence that was so sensitive it had been withheld from allies – and under close hold within the U.S. government as well.
"To compromise a source is something that you just don't do," Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said. "That's why we keep the information that we get from intelligence sources so close...to prevent that from happening."
