Donald Trump has confirmed in a series of tweets that he shared information with Sergei Lavrov and Sergei Kislyak, Russia's foreign minister and ambassador in Washington, DC respectively, while hosting them in the Oval Office.
He also defended his move on Tuesday, saying he had an "absolute right" to do so as commander-in-chief and that he discussed "facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety".
Check below for his tweets:
As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2017
...to terrorism and airline flight safety. Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2017
Trump admits sharing classified intelligence with Russian diplomats
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