In his meeting with Lavrov, Trump seemed to be boasting
about his inside knowledge of the looming threat. “I get great intel. I
have people brief me on great intel every day,” Trump said, according to
an official with knowledge of the exchange.
Trump went on to discuss aspects of the threat that the United States
only learned through the espionage capabilities of a key partner. He
did not reveal the specific intelligence gathering method, but described
how the Islamic State was pursuing elements of a specific plot and how
much harm such an attack could cause under varying circumstances. Most
alarmingly, officials said, Trump revealed the city in the Islamic
State’s territory where the U.S. intelligence partner detected the
threat.
The Washington Post is withholding most plot details, including the
name of the city, at the urging of officials who warned that revealing
them would jeopardize important intelligence capabilities.
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