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FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, AS WE'RE  
HEARING FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP    

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THIS MORNING.                   
WHAT DID HE SAY?                

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>> Reporter: HIS OWN DEFENSE OF 
WHAT WAS SAID IN THE SENIOR     

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RUSSIAN OFFICIALS.              
WRITING, AS PRESIDENT, I WANTED 

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TO SHARE WITH RUSSIA AT AN      
OPENLY-SCHEDULED WHITE HOUSE    

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MEETING, WHICH I HAVE THE RIGHT 
TO DO, FACTS PERTAINING TO      

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TERRORISM AND AIRLINE FLIGHT    
SAFETY.                         

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HUMANITARIAN REASONS, PLUS, I   
WANT RUSSIA TO STEP UP THEIR    

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FIGHT AGAINST ISIS AND          
TERRORISM.                      

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THIS MORNING, THE RUSSIAN       
GOVERNMENT IS DENYING THAT THE  

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PRESIDENT REVEALED ANY          
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.         

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BUT "THE WASHINGTON POST"       
REPORTS THE TOP SECRET MATERIAL 

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THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP SHARED CAME
FROM A U.S. ALLY, IN AN         

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INTELLIGENCE GATHERING          
ARRANGEMENT.                    

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IT'S SO SENSITIVE, THAT DETAILS 
HAVE BEEN KEPT FROM ALLIES.     

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THE WHITE HOUSE SENT H.R.       
McMASTER OUT TO DEFEND THE      

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PRESIDENT.                      
THE PRESIDENT'S TEAM IS FACING A

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CREDIBILITY CRISIS, AFTER THE   
PRESIDENT HIMSELF, LESS THAN A  

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WEEK AGO, SAID HIS SURROGATES   
CAN'T BE EXPECTED TO GIVE       

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ACCURATE STATEMENTS BECAUSE THEY
OFTEN DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING   

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ON.                             
AIDES THIS MORNING TELL ME THIS