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pnwmom

(110,235 posts)
Mon May 15, 2017, 06:48 PM May 2017

BuzzFeed confirms the WA Post story. Official says, "It's far worse than what has been reported." [View all]


And note that the sources in this story are current US officials.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/trump-highly-classified-information-russians?utm_term=.qn2b0wQLxx#.tyBw7dEv88

President Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian officials during a meeting last week at the White House, two US officials confirmed Monday to BuzzFeed News.

The meeting included Russia's ambassador, Sergei Kislyak, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The disclosures were first reported by the Washington Post, which cited current and former US officials who said the information was considered so sensitive that some details had been withheld from American allies and was restricted within the US government.

Two US officials who were briefed on Trump’s disclosures last week confirmed to BuzzFeed News the veracity of the Washington Post report, with one noting that “it’s far worse than what has already been reported.”

At least one member of the Senate Intelligence Committee was also briefed on Trump’s disclosures, an intelligence committee staffer said. Sen. Mark Warner, the ranking Democrat on the committee, was not briefed, according to his office. Other members of the committee also said they did not receive a briefing.

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Should we be surprised? trof May 2017 #1
I'm certainly not. The asshat has no effing clue. lindysalsagal May 2017 #3
He doesn't care. DK504 May 2017 #20
I am, as a matter of fact. Orrex May 2017 #23
New York Times..link laserhaas May 2017 #2
Thank you! pnwmom May 2017 #5
Trump better hope it is not on tape ThoughtCriminal May 2017 #4
What, tapes that a TASS reporter might have? muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #7
Knowledgeable blogger suggests leak was done to inoculate against blackmail muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #24
This gives fRump too much credit. He's not smart enough to think this far. lindysalsagal May 2017 #25
I don't think he's suggesting Trump thought of it - McMaster, or someone in the CIA muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #26
Maybe THIS will be the piece that starts to crack the GOP wall in Congress ... PsychoBabble May 2017 #6
No, most are bankster puppets elmac May 2017 #21
Anyone know who leaked or how they knew this happened? Amaryllis May 2017 #8
Patriots who put country over party. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #10
of course, but were they in the room with him? I thought it was just him, the Russians, and the Amaryllis May 2017 #11
They didn't have to be. What was said to have happened is that people who knew pnwmom May 2017 #12
May these traitorous scumbags go down in flames. Initech May 2017 #9
tRump revealed city in which the intell was obtained. Big clue for adversaries, Hezbollah, Iran. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #13
tRump either massive doofus for leaking to RUSSIA of all countries OR it was on PURPOSE. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #14
COULD THE SENATOR BE ORRIN HATCH? bresue May 2017 #15
He's not on Intelligence. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #16
It comes from the same bragging zentrum May 2017 #17
Yup. And this was completely predictable. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #18
We know what the Republicans would say if a Dem President was even barely polite to Russians .... Shoonra May 2017 #19
Well, I wish/I like, but visions of calendar/working-days dance in my longing... UTUSN May 2017 #22
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