McMaster says Trump's disclosure to Russian officials was wholly appropriate

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   After reports that Trump disclosed highly classified threat intelligence in an Oval Office meeting with Russian officials, McMaster said the discussion was wholly appropriate and that Trump did not reveal intelligence sources, methods, or military operations. Other reporting said the information's specificity risked an allied source. The public evidence leaves McMaster's official defense and the reported risk unresolved because the underlying intelligence remains classified.

   McMaster briefing, exact denials, acknowledged subject matter, and reported intelligence concerns

   McMaster publicly defends Trump's disclosure of intelligence to Russian officials · Contemporaneous White House defense; underlying disclosure remained disputed in scope