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Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian diplomats

Lawmakers react to report that President Trump revealed classified information to Russians

Ed O’Keefe, CBS News political contributor and congressional reporter for The Washington Post, joined CBSN to discuss reaction from lawmakers on the Hill to the initial report that Mr. Trump shared “highly classified” information with two Russian diplomats.

Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian diplomats

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President Trump with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (Video: The Post; photo: Russian Foreign Ministry via Getty Images)

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The president’s disclosures to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador during their Oval Office meeting last week jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State — an information-sharing arrangement considered so sensitive that details have been withheld from allies and tightly restricted even within the U.S. government, current and former U.S. officials said. Trump appeared to be boasting of the “great intel” he receives when he described a looming terror threat, according to an official with knowledge of the exchange. To read more go to link below:
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