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May 17, 2017

Israel Cited as Source for Intel Disclosed by Trump to Russians
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The New York Times has reported that Israel was the source of highly
classified intelligence that President Trump reportedly disclosed to
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey
Kislyak at the White House last week. At a Tuesday news conference,
National Security Adviser H.R. Mc Master sought to minimize damage from
Trump's disclosure.

Jonathan Karl: "A yes-or-no question here: Did the President share
classified information with the Russians in that meeting?"

H.R. Mc Master: "And as I mentioned already, we don't say what's
classified, what's not classified. What I will tell you again is that
what the president shared was wholly appropriate."

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered this morning to share with the
U.S. Congress a recording of the Oval Office meeting between Trump,
Foreign Minister Lavrov and Ambassador Kislyak. It's not clear whether
such a recording exists. During the meeting, the Trump administration
barred all U.S. media while allowing a photographer from the Russian
state media agency TASS inside the Oval Office.


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