The White House said the allegations, first reported by the Washington Post, were not correct. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin, called Trump’s conduct “dangerous” and “reckless.” The Republican head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Corker, called the allegations “very, very troubling” if true. On Monday, one of the officials said the intelligence discussed by Trump in the meeting with Lavrov was classified “Top Secret” and held in a secure “compartment” to which only a handful of intelligence officials have access. ‘No filter’In his conversations with the Russian officials, Trump appeared to be boasting about his knowledge of the looming threats, telling them he was briefed on “great intel every day,” an official with knowledge of the exchange said, according to the Post. US officials have told Reuters they have long been concerned about disclosing highly classified intelligence to Trump.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 16, 2017 02:03 UTC