WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is ignoring questions about whether he revealed classified information to Russian officials during an Oval Office meeting last week.
Trump was asked about the disclosures after delivering statements alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He said only that he had a great meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and that the U.S. wants to get as much help to fight the Islamic State and terrorism as possible.
A U.S. official says Trump told Lavrov during their meeting about an Islamic State plot. According to the official, the information he revealed came from a U.S. intelligence partner.
White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster says Trump's disclosures were "wholly appropriate."
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