McMaster and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on May 21 commented on President Trump's May 10 conversation with Russian officials. McMaster on Sunday did not deny that President Trump discussed his motivation for firing FBI Director James B. Comey in an Oval Office meeting with Russian officials this month. McMaster would not directly address details of the meeting, but he did not deny reports that Trump revealed classified intelligence information in that meeting and told the Russian officials that Comey’s firing eased “great pressure” on the White House. But McMaster did not directly answer when asked whether Trump had confronted the officials about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. “I’m not going to divulge more of that meeting,” McMaster said.

Source: Washington Post May 21, 2017 15:33 UTC