McMaster: 'The President Wasn't Even Aware of Where This Information Came From' McMaster said the president "wasn't briefed on the source of the information," suggesting the president wasn't properly briefed on what he shared. Share this -







'SABOTAGE': Trump Campaign Fundraises Off News of Comey Memos The fundraising email, sent off the news of Trump's latest crisis, quotes adviser Steve Bannon and invites supporters to "contribute $1 to drain the swamp." Share this -







Comey Wrote Memo Saying Trump Urged Him to Drop Flynn Investigation: Sources Fired FBI Director James Comey wrote a internal memo in which he said that President Donald Trump asked him to shut down an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, a source close to Comey told NBC News on Tuesday. The memo was part of a paper trail Comey built documenting what he believed to be Trump's campaign to derail the FBI's investigation of alleged Russian ties to his presidential campaign. A second source, a former federal law enforcement official, also confirmed the existence of the memo to NBC News. The unclassified memo was first reported by The New York Times. - National Security Reporter Ken Dilanian, Reporter Alex Johnson, National Correspondent Peter Alexander Share this -







Democrats, Intelligence Officials Warn Trump Disclosures Put Lives At Risk Along with potentially alienating a key U.S. intelligence gathering partner, President Donald Trump may have directly put people in danger by disclosing classified information to Russian officials during a meeting last week. Some Democratic lawmakers and former intelligence officials warned that, depending on what exactly Trump told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, the lives of those gathering the intel provided by Israel to the U.S. may now be at risk. “They may have agents in the field using a sensitive collection system. They may have an electronic collection system. Whatever it is, Israel is going to be pulling it out right now because they are not going to take any chances that whoever they have that is this close to ISIS is going to survive for the next 24 hours,” Malcolm Nance, a former U.S. intelligence official, said on MSNBC on Tuesday. Democrats as well cautioned in broad terms that Trump’s disclosures could also put U.S. lives in danger. However, it remains largely unclear what exact information the president reportedly shared and how it would directly threaten American lives. “Revealing classified information at this level is extremely dangerous and puts at risk the lives of Americans and those who gather intelligence for our country,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement Monday. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said the information Trump divulged to the Russians was “wholly appropriate” while speaking to reporters Tuesday. Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer did not confirm the intelligence came from his country, but said in a statement that Israel "has full confidence in our intelligence sharing relationship with the United States and looks forward to deepening that relationship in the years ahead under President Trump." - Political Reporter Andrew Rafferty Share this -







How Some GOP Senators Answered Questions on Trump Intel Report Sen. Rand Paul, while jogging away from a reporter: “No comment.” Sen. Ted Cruz: “Just call our press office — I'm headed to the health care meeting." Sen. John Hoeven: “We need to get more information on it.” Sen. Chuck Grassley: “I'm going to wait until I get a briefing, a secure briefing on it, before I make any statement on that.” Sen. Marco Rubio: “I'm not disputing it, I'm not admitting it, I just want to know more.” Sen. Tim Scott, asked if he had an opinion outside a Senate hearing: “None.” Sen. Mitch McConnell: "I think we can do with a little less drama from the White House.” Sen. Jeff Flake: "It would be nice to have a drama-free week." Share this -







Israeli Ambassador: Nothing to See Here Amid confirmation by NBC News and The New York Times that Israel was the source of the highly classified intelligence the president reportedly disclosed to Russian diplomats, the Israeli ambassador is out with a statement seemingly aimed at smoothing over the charged situation. "Israel has full confidence in our intelligence sharing relationship with the United States and looks forward to deepening that relationship in the years ahead under President Trump," Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer said Share this -





