Trump defends Absolute right to share facts with Russia
US President Donald J. Trump (centre) speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak during a meeting at the White House in Washington DC, on May 10, 2017 Washington (AFP) Embattled US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday he had the right to share "facts" with Russia, one day after bombshell allegations that he divulged highly classified intelligence to Russian diplomats in the Oval Office. According to an explosive report from the Washington Post, 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 information reportedly came from a US ally who had not authorized Washington to share it with Moscow, a potential blow to intelligence relationships based on trust that secrets will be kept. "As President I wanted to share with Ru...