Congressional Democrats are demanding President Trump explain allegations that he discussed classified information with top Russian officials during a meeting earlier this month.

“Congress must be given a full briefing on the extent of the damage President Trump has done in compromising highly classified code-word intelligence to the Russians," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a statement.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Chuck SchumerDemocrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise Pelosi, Schumer 'encouraged' by Trump call for bigger coronavirus relief package Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security MORE (D-N.Y.) added separately that Trump "owes the intelligence community, the American people, and Congress a full explanation.”

The Washington Post reported on Monday that Trump discussed highly-classified intelligence about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

The White House strongly pushed back against the report, with national security advisor H.R. McMaster telling reporters that "the story that came out tonight, as reported, is false."

The assurance has done little to stem the flow of criticism coming from Democrats, who want Trump to offer more clarity on the Washington Post article.

And McMaster’s denial — that Trump did not explicitly discuss the sources and methods behind the intelligence — did not directly address or nullify the Post’s reporting.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) signaled on Monday night that White House's response didn't quell his concerns.

“What needs to happen is for a full explanation from President Trump. He owes the American people an explanation. Not just a flat denial, which is really a non-denial denial that fails to address the detail of this story," he told CNN.

Democratic Reps. Elijah Cummings and John Conyers are asking for McMaster and intelligence leaders to look into the allegations and whether Trump recorded the meeting with Russian officials.

"We need to be clear, we do not know if these allegations are true or false, but if -- IF -- these allegations are true, President Trump may have just disclosed top secret information to the Russians and possibly jeopardized an intelligence source in the process," they added in a joint statement.

According to The Post, Trump gave “code-word information” two the two Russian officials—the highest level of classification information can be given. The intelligence had been provided by a U.S. partner through an intelligence-sharing arrangement.

McMaster and two other senior Trump officials pushed back , downplaying the information as only pertaining to "common threats."