Embattled US President Donald Trump faced explosive allegations that
he divulged top secret intelligence to Russian diplomats in the Oval
Office, a charge the White House scrambled to rebut on Monday.The Washington Post reported that Trump revealed highly classified information on the Islamic State group during a meeting last week with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Moscow's man in Washington Sergey Kislyak.
In a shock twist, the intelligence reportedly came from a US ally who did not authorise Washington to share it with Moscow.
That development that could shatter trust that is essential to intelligence and counterterrorism cooperation.
National Security Advisor HR McMaster denied the president had revealed "intelligence sources or methods," but acknowledged that Trump and Lavrov "reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries, including threats to civil aviation."