National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster defends President Donald J. Trump

National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster defends President Donald J. Trump: 

“The president in no way compromised any sources or methods in the course of this conversation.”

White House says Trump info-sharing with Russia 'wholly appropriate'

National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster on Tuesday adamantly defended President Trump’s conversations with Russian officials as “wholly appropriate,” pushing back for a second day on a news report claiming the president revealed highly classified information on an Islamic State terror threat during that meeting.  

During a tense White House briefing, McMaster suggested the details discussed in that meeting concerned ongoing operations that were public for months.

“The president in no way compromised any sources or methods in the course of that conversation,” McMaster said.

The same official publicly had refuted The Washington Post report on Monday evening, describing the claims as false.

The president himself has since acknowledged he shared “facts” about the terror threat with Russia, while saying he was in his right to do so.

McMaster on Tuesday continued to dispute the premise of the story. While acknowledging Trump shared information with the Russians, he maintained the discussion was appropriate.

“I stand by my statement that I made yesterday … the premise of that article is false,” he said.

“… That conversation was wholly appropriate.”