(THE HILL) President Trump on Tuesday defended revealing sensitive information to top Russian diplomats, saying in pair of early morning tweets that he has an “absolute right” to do so.
Trump tweeted that he shared the information with the Russians for “[h]umanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism.”
He said he wanted to provide Russia with “facts pertaining…to terrorism and airline flight safety,” something that he has “the absolute right to do” as commander in chief.
