AP, WASHINGTONUS President Donald Trump yesterday defended his right to share “facts pertaining to terrorism” and airline safety with Russia, saying in a pair of tweets he has “an absolute right” as president to do so. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining ... to terrorism and airline flight safety. The US official said that Trump boasted about his access to classified intelligence in the meeting with Lavrov and Kislyak. An excerpt to an official transcript of the meeting reveals that Trump told them: “I get great intel. He has openly questioned the competency of intelligence officials and challenged their high-confidence assessment that Russia meddled in last year’s presidential election to help him win.

Source: Taipei Times May 16, 2017 16:29 UTC