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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump denounces 'illegal leaks' in new accounts of his campaigns contact with Russia
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Source: Washington Post
Trump denounces illegal leaks in new accounts of his campaigns contact with Russia
By David Nakamura July 22 at 7:47 AM
President Trump lashed out Saturday morning at a new Washington Post report of previously undisclosed alleged contacts between allies of his campaign and Russian government officials, calling the disclosures illegal leaks as he continues to try to shift the public focus to what he has said is a partisan attempt to undermine his presidency.
The Post reported late Friday that U.S. intelligence officials had collected information that Russia's ambassador to the United States had told superiors that he had discussed campaign-related matters and policies important to Moscow last year with Jeff Sessions, then a senator who had endorsed Trump.
Sessions, who is now attorney general, had initially failed to disclose his meetings with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during his confirmation process; when they were made public in news reports, he insisted he had met with Kislyak only in his capacity as a senator and had not discussed campaign issues. But U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted communications that showed Kislyak indicated he had substantive discussions on matters including Trumps positions on Russia-related issues and prospects for U.S.-Russia relations in a Trump administration.
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By David Nakamura July 22 at 7:47 AM
President Trump lashed out Saturday morning at a new Washington Post report of previously undisclosed alleged contacts between allies of his campaign and Russian government officials, calling the disclosures illegal leaks as he continues to try to shift the public focus to what he has said is a partisan attempt to undermine his presidency.
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The Post reported late Friday that U.S. intelligence officials had collected information that Russia's ambassador to the United States had told superiors that he had discussed campaign-related matters and policies important to Moscow last year with Jeff Sessions, then a senator who had endorsed Trump.
Sessions, who is now attorney general, had initially failed to disclose his meetings with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during his confirmation process; when they were made public in news reports, he insisted he had met with Kislyak only in his capacity as a senator and had not discussed campaign issues. But U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted communications that showed Kislyak indicated he had substantive discussions on matters including Trumps positions on Russia-related issues and prospects for U.S.-Russia relations in a Trump administration.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/07/22/trump-denounces-illegal-leaks-in-new-accounts-of-his-campaigns-contact-with-russia/
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Trump denounces 'illegal leaks' in new accounts of his campaigns contact with Russia (Original Post)
Eugene
Jul 2017
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So, is it fake news still? Does Trump even have a clue about how much the IC knows?
L. Coyote
Jul 2017
#4
RKP5637
(67,101 posts)1. All Hail, "The Voice of Trump" is on the air! n/t
tanyev
(42,541 posts)2. Are they fake or are they illegal?
Both things cannot be true.
dalton99a
(81,426 posts)3. Says the Intelligence Leaker-in-Chief
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)4. So, is it fake news still? Does Trump even have a clue about how much the IC knows?