白宮否認川普向俄官員泄露高度機密情報

U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and other members of the Trump administration have denied the accuracy of published reports that the president revealed highly classified information to Russian officials in the Oval Office.

The original story, first reported by the Washington Post, "is false," McMaster told reporters on the White House grounds late Monday. "At no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed and the president did not disclose any military operation that was not already publicly known," he added.

"I was there. It didn't happen," McMaster concluded, then turned around and re-entered the West Wing without answering reporters' questions.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who said he also attended the May 10 meeting with the Russian foreign minister and Russian ambassador, backed up McMaster's characterization of the conversation, adding in a statement that "a broad range of subjects were discussed, among which were common efforts and threats regarding counter-terrorism."

Several U.S. news organizations reported that the president, in the Oval Office meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, disclosed information considered highly classified.

Trump appeared to be boasting about inside knowledge of a looming threat to aviation, according to the Washington Post.

The New York Times reported that the information, which was deemed to be especially sensitive, had not even been shared widely within the U.S. government or shared with other allies.

The two newspapers, and others, further said the information could jeopardize a critical source of intelligence about Islamic State and the manner in which it was collected.

A U.S. president has the power to declassify nearly any information, so what Trump did does not appear to be illegal. But intelligence officials, quoted by the newspapers, expressed concern that the information, provided by a U.S. partner government, could harm crucial relationships.

The Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency declined immediate comment when contacted by VOA.有報道說，美國總統川普在白宮橢圓形辦公室向俄羅斯高級官員泄密了高度機密信息，美國國家安全顧問麥克馬斯特等其他政府官員對報道的準確性予以駁斥。

麥克馬斯特星期一傍晚在白宮院子裏對記者說，源於華盛頓郵報的這篇報道是“假的”。他說：“總統沒有談論情報的來源和收集方法，也沒有透露尚未公開的軍事行動。”

他還說：“我當時在場。他沒泄密。” 說完這句話後，麥卡馬斯特沒有回答記者的提問，轉身回到白宮西翼辦公樓。

國務卿蒂勒森也支持麥克馬斯特的說法，稱他自己也參加了5月10日川普同俄羅斯外長和大使的那次會見。蒂勒森在聲明中說，當時“討論了廣泛的內容，包括反恐方面的共同努力及威脅”。

一些美國新聞機構報道說，川普總統在橢圓形辦公室與俄羅斯外長拉夫羅夫以及俄羅斯駐美大使基斯里亞克的那次會見中，透露了被認爲是高度機密的信息。

華盛頓郵報報道說，川普炫耀了自己掌握的有關航空業面臨迫在眉睫威脅的內部信息。

紐約時報報道，川普透露的是被認爲及其敏感的情報，甚至在美國政府內部或者與其他盟國也還沒有廣泛分享。

這兩份報紙和其他媒體進一步報道認爲，川普透露的情報可能會傷害關於伊斯蘭國的那些情報的來源以及收集方法。

美國總統有權把幾乎任何情報解密，所以川普的做法並不構成刑事犯罪。但接受媒體採訪的情報官員擔心，由美國夥伴國政府提供的這些情報被泄露，可能傷及重要的雙邊關係。

美國之音聯繫了中央情報局和國家安全局，但是二者都拒絕置評。