Russia's Lavrov Visits White House After Trump Fires Comey
- Russian government releases photos of private meeting
- FBI’s Comey had led probe of Russian meddling in U.S. election
Russia's Lavrov Responds to Firing of FBI's Comey
Donald Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the White House on Wednesday, a day after firing the FBI director who was heading an investigation into the U.S. president’s Russian connections.
The White House didn’t let U.S. reporters witness the meeting, intended as a prelude to Trump’s first face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, expected within months. But after the Russian government released photos of Trump greeting Lavrov and Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak, who’s been at the center of intrigue about the Trump campaign’s contacts with Moscow, reporters were suddenly ushered into the Oval Office. They found Trump sitting there with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The Russians had left.