Trump's Disclosures Could Risk Foreign Intelligence Ties
- President ‘wasn’t even aware’ of information source: McMaster
- Intelligence partners will be ‘wary’ to share: ex-CIA official
Questions Linger as Trump Claims Right to Reveal Secrets
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President Donald Trump’s decision to disclose allegedly classified information to Russian officials could threaten vital foreign intelligence ties, testing key allies’ confidence in the U.S. just as he heads to the Middle East and Europe.
In a series of tweets Tuesday morning, Trump defended sharing information about Islamic State threats to airline safety with Russian officials during an Oval Office meeting last week. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said the president’s disclosures, first reported by the Washington Post, were “wholly appropriate.”