The officials said Trump's revelations endangered cooperation with the U.S. ally, which is reported to have access to the workings of the Islamic State . Although the President has the legal authority to disclose classified information, it would be very troubling if he did share such sensitive reporting with the Russians.
The Justice Department, however, filed a request to get access to Manafort's bank records as part of its federal probe into Russian ties, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Deripaska denies that his dealings with Manafort were promoting Putin's interests. In March after the AP's story, a spokesperson for Deripaska that the Russian businessman "didn't pay Manafort for Russian-related work but instead paid him for investment consulting that is the subject of legal claims".
A Facebook profile in his name also states he was from the UK. Update: Conley said Monday, "I can confirm that as a result of statements that Mr. Jeffrey Kuhner, host of "The Kuhner Report " on WRKO AM 680, called into question the decision not to deport Teixeira for the bank robberies. He pleaded guilty previous year to two counts of larceny.
Afterwards, Trump is anticipated to visit Masada, the ancient desert fortress which was the site of the final Jewish defeat in the First Jewish-Roman War in the 1st century AD. One US official said the Western Wall was part of the West Bank, Channel Two reported . Trump's controversial new ambassador also presented his credentials to the Israeli president at a ceremony in Jerusalem .
The meeting happened the day after Mr Trump sacked Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey , who was in charge of investigating whether the President's campaign colluded with Russian Federation to swing the election. Sharing classified information that was given to us by our allies on the premise that it not be shared with anyone "undermines key relationships and even more importantly, makes us less safe", Schumer said.
Trump will embark on his first global trip since taking office on Friday and begin with visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the West Bank and Italy. The US president vowed during his election campaign to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem , a move that would anger Palestinians and the wider Arab and Muslim worlds.
