President Donald Trump on Monday denied that he mentioned Israel at the Oval Office meeting where he reportedly leaked classified information to Russian officials, seemingly referring to reports that Israel was the source of that information. The president was referring to reports that Israel was the source of classified information he disclosed to Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and ambassador Sergei Kislyak during an Oval Office meeting on May 10. “Never mentioned the word ‘Israel.’”It was never reported, however, that Trump told the Russians that Israel was the source of the information. Trump made the remarks in response to a question about intelligence-sharing that was directed at Netanyahu. The answer was off the cuff, just as reporters and cameras were pulling away from the leaders’ joint appearance.

Source: Huffington Post May 22, 2017 16:20 UTC