memeorandum: Trump acknowledges ‘facts’ shared with Russian envoys during White House meeting (Ashley Parker/Washington Post)

10:25 AM ET, May 16, 2017

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Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador — President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and former U.S. officials …

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David Brooks / New York Times:

When the World Is Led by a Child — At certain times Donald Trump has seemed like a budding authoritarian, a corrupt Nixon, a rabble-rousing populist or a big business corporatist. — But as Trump has settled into his White House role, he has given a series of long interviews …

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JGoldsmith / Lawfare:

Bombshell: Initial Thoughts on the Washington Post's Game-Changing Story — Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak / Russian Foreign Ministry — The Washington Post this afternoon published a stunning story reporting …

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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:

Trump acknowledges ‘facts’ shared with Russian envoys during White House meeting — President Trump appeared to acknowledge Tuesday that he revealed highly classified information to Russia — a stunning confirmation of a Washington Post story and a move that contradicted his own White House team after it scrambled to deny the report.

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The Daily Beast:

White House Staff ‘Hiding’ As Russia Chaos Engulfs West Wing … White House and administration officials are reeling at reports that President Donald Trump reportedly shared classified information with Russia's top diplomats during an Oval Office meeting last week.

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

The Law Can't Stop Trump. Only Impeachment Can. — Shortly after the Washington Post's devastating report that President Trump “revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador” and “jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State,” Republicans in Congress began to weigh in.

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Stephen Collinson / CNN:

Why the latest White House crisis is a really big deal — Trump's discussing classified information with the Russian foreign minister impacts his political standing and US national security interests — (CNN)Donald Trump's latest crisis — over his reported disclosure of highly classified information …

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Euan McKirdy / CNN:

Sally Yates: Russians had ‘real leverage’ over Michael Flynn — Watch Anderson Cooper's full, exclusive interview with Yates on CNN and CNN International Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET on “AC360.” — (CNN)Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates said former national security adviser Michael Flynn was in a …

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BuzzFeed:

Trump Revealed Highly Classified Information To Russians During White House Visit — The president discussed classified national security information with the Russian ambassador and foreign minister last week, two US officials confirmed to BuzzFeed News. — President Trump revealed highly …

Wall Street Journal:

Trump Shared Intelligence Secrets With Russians in Oval Office Meeting — President Donald Trump shared sensitive intelligence obtained from a close U.S. ally with Russia's foreign minister and ambassador in a meeting last week, according to U.S. officials.

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Katya Golubkova / Reuters:
Russia's response to Trump leak reports: don't read U.S. newspapers

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New York Times:
Trump Revealed Highly Classified Intelligence to Russia, in Break With Ally

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Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Deep State Leaks Highly Classified Info to Washington Post to Smear President Trump

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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator: Senate panel needs briefing on whether Trump shared info

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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
The Terrible Cost of Trump's Disclosures

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CNN:
Congress' exasperated as White House in ‘downward spiral’

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John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Trump's Supposed Leak: The Worst Thing Yet?

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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Pro-Trump media dismisses bombshell report the president shared classified info

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Josh Meyer / Politico:
Trump's handling of classified info brings new chaos to White House

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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
McMaster: “The Story That Came Out Tonight As Reported Is False”

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Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story: 'A grotesque violation of the president's oath': Law experts blast Trump for sharing classified intel with Russians

Austin Wright / Politico:
Republicans concerned about report Trump shared secrets with Russia

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Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:

Seth Rich, slain DNC staffer, had contact with WikiLeaks, say multiple sources — The Democratic National Committee staffer who was gunned down on July 10 on a Washington, D.C., street just steps from his home had leaked thousands of internal emails to WikiLeaks, law enforcement sources told Fox News.

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Marina Marraco / WTTG-TV:

Family's private investigator: There is evidence Seth Rich had contact with WikiLeaks prior to death — WASHINGTON - It has been almost a year since Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was murdered in the nation's capital. There have been no solid answers about why he was killed until now.

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Michael Crowley / Politico:

Trump's trampling of political norms spurs strongman comparisons — On a recent visit to Washington, members of an official Chinese delegation told their congressional hosts that Jared Kushner, with his murky mix of business and political interests, reminded them of a wealthy young communist “princeling” in their own country.

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump will have to navigate diplomatic land mines abroad. Here's how he's preparing.

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NBC News:

Manafort Got $3.5M Mystery Mortgage, Paid No Tax — Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort took out a $3.5 million mortgage through a shell company just after leaving the campaign, but the mortgage document that explains how he would pay it back was never filed — and Manafort's company …

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Yvonne Wenger / Baltimore Sun:

Rod Rosenstein says he's defending Constitution, not worried about reputation — “Many people have offered me unsolicited advice over the past few days about what I should do to promote my personal reputation,” said Rod Rosenstein. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)

David Leonhardt / New York Times:

How Democrats Can Get Their Mojo Back — The great new dividing line in American life is the four-year college degree. The line runs through virtually every part of society. — The pay gap between college graduates and everyone else has soared in recent years. The unemployment gap has, too.

Rachel Manteuffel / Washington Post:

When President Trump's bodyguard revealed Jim Mattis's private cellphone number — This Is Not Normal. It's a mantra among politics-watchers, an attempt to force ourselves to see clearly through the toxic levels of absurdity caking Washington these days. The poker-faced way the news …

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Matthew Smith / YouGov:

Regional voting intentions show Tory tide rising across country — With the opening stage of the campaign drawing to a close as parties unveil their manifestos, YouGov reveals how each region of Britain intends to vote at the general election … For the first time in this election …

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John Bowden / The Hill:

Hannity calls for White House control of media at press briefings … Fox News host Sean Hannity is urging the Trump administration to “restructure” the daily White House press briefings and restrict the topics raised by reporters. — “First, the White House press team should regularly develop …

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Josh Dawsey / Politico:

Trump's trust problem — President Donald Trump was accused of leaking highly classified information to Russian officials, and White House officials wanted to fiercely rebut the charges. — But when senior national security officials issued statements Monday night, including from behind …

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Sam Dorman / Washington Free Beacon:

Prominent Democratic Feminist Camille Paglia Says Hillary Clinton ‘Exploits Feminism’ — Camille Paglia is a woman of seeming contradictions. She's a lesbian who thinks homosexuality is not normal, a Democrat who often criticizes the party's 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton …

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