In the wake of bombshell reports that President Donald Trump revealed classified information to Russian officials, Democratic lawmakers — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — have begun calling for transcripts of the meeting to be released.
“I am calling on the White House to make the transcript of the meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador available to the Congressional Intelligence Committees as soon as possible,” Schumer said Tuesday in a statement on the Senate floor.
Trump made the controversial comments during last week’s meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak. The White House has contested the reports, and national security advisor H.R. McMaster issued a full denial of the story “as reported” claiming that, “at no time, were intelligence sources or methods discussed.”
Trump contradicted McMaster Tuesday morning in a series of Tweets, in which he admitted to sharing the information, but defended doing so as necessary for “Humanitarian reasons.”
In light of the cloud of confusion surrounding the story, Schumer called for the White House release a full transcript of the meeting and demanded a briefing to be called “immediately.”
Schumer’s demands for a transcript come as pressure mounts on the White House to clarify what exactly was divulged in the meeting. Republican lawmakers have even joined in calls for the administration to release a transcript, including Wisconsin congressman Mike Gallagher:
The White House has yet to
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