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dalton99a

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23. "No U.S. news organization was allowed to attend any part of the meeting."
Sun Jun 18, 2023, 07:03 PM
Jun 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-revealed-highly-classified-information-to-russian-foreign-minister-and-ambassador/2017/05/15/530c172a-3960-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html
https://archive.ph/o1ErL

Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador
By Greg Miller and Greg Jaffe
May 15, 2017

President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and former U.S. officials, who said Trump’s disclosures jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State.

The information the president relayed had been provided by a U.S. partner through an intelligence-sharing arrangement considered so sensitive that details have been withheld from allies and tightly restricted even within the U.S. government, officials said.

The partner had not given the United States permission to share the material with Russia, and officials said Trump’s decision to do so endangers cooperation from an ally that has access to the inner workings of the Islamic State. After Trump’s meeting, senior White House officials took steps to contain the damage, placing calls to the CIA and the National Security Agency.

“This is code-word information,” said a U.S. official familiar with the matter, using terminology that refers to one of the highest classification levels used by American spy agencies. Trump “revealed more information to the Russian ambassador than we have shared with our own allies.” ...

A Russian photographer took photos of part of the session that were released by the Russian state-owned Tass news agency. No U.S. news organization was allowed to attend any part of the meeting.

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He's likely doing it right now. n/t Mr.Bill Jun 2023 #1
Recalling those 3 am WH phone calls he reportedly enjoyed, it might be amusing if those allegorical oracle Jun 2023 #7
That beauty pageant and the Moscow Tower Mr.Bill Jun 2023 #9
...and the rumored pee-tapes? Fritz Walter Jun 2023 #34
How many American assets did he condemn to death that day? lpbk2713 Jun 2023 #2
I think that day was reserved for exposing Israeli assets. grantcart Jun 2023 #3
Trump is responsible for at least 500K dead Americans due to his Covid BS OMGWTF Jun 2023 #5
Does Traitor Tot realize they're laughing AT him and not with him? OMGWTF Jun 2023 #4
Up against "his" wall... MiHale Jun 2023 #6
Let our grandchildren understand that THAT is the face of treason FakeNoose Jun 2023 #8
What did he give Putin? dalton99a Jun 2023 #10
And what was he continuing to give to Putin? For that matter, if he's re-elected, what will he allegorical oracle Jun 2023 #35
And we only ever saw this picture because it was published Tanuki Jun 2023 #11
That really said it all, right there, Day One Hekate Jun 2023 #12
So Russia had a photographer present... pandr32 Jun 2023 #18
"No U.S. news organization was allowed to attend any part of the meeting." dalton99a Jun 2023 #23
Wow. Thank you for that link. Very sobering. liberalla Jun 2023 #28
This needs to be a bigger deal. pandr32 Jun 2023 #37
+1 dalton99a Jun 2023 #22
I don't think the mega rich have countries. It's only about what concerns their own good. C Moon Jun 2023 #13
Absolutely agree. wnylib Jun 2023 #26
Is that canetoad Jun 2023 #14
Campaign ribbons/awards on military flags Brother Buzz Jun 2023 #25
Thanks Bro canetoad Jun 2023 #27
But I thought the right-wing smear machine blue-wave Jun 2023 #15
Maybe we should make a deal with the FOOL*... lastlib Jun 2023 #16
They're not laughing with you Donald PatSeg Jun 2023 #17
CAPTION the picture, simply, "Foreplay. skip fox Jun 2023 #19
Centuries from now Donald Trump needs to be spat out with more hate & vehemence than Benedict Arnold NBachers Jun 2023 #20
traitortrump -- it's redundant, but needed to train search engines Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2023 #21
His "America first" supporters are fine with putting America's enemies first IronLionZion Jun 2023 #24
Hunters toying with their prey. sarcasmo Jun 2023 #29
Adam Schiff warned he'd do it again in the impeachment hearings... Amaryllis Jun 2023 #30
I'd love to watch Lavrov get run over by a bus. roamer65 Jun 2023 #31
The second-most-offensive part of this photo is that Benedict Donald is wearing a US flag pin. LaMouffette Jun 2023 #32
"When your people visit my Florida White House make sure they ask for the VIP bathroom." Marcuse Jun 2023 #33
Benedict Donald Blue Owl Jun 2023 #36
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