5/10/17
Colin Kahl asks: Deadly serious Q: Was it a good idea to let a Russian gov photographer & all their equipment into the Oval Office?
Former Deputy Director of CIA and Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen replies: No, it was not.
Presence of Russian photographer in Oval Office raises alarms
By Carol Morello and Greg Miller May 10 at 9:23 PM
The Washington Post
The administration official also said the White House had been misled about the role of the Russian photographer. Russian officials had described the individual as Lavrov’s official photographer without disclosing that he also worked for Tass.
“We were not informed by the Russians that their official photographer was dual-hatted and would be releasing the photographs on the state news agency,” the administration official said.
As a result, White House officials said they were surprised to see photos posted online showing Trump not only with Lavrov but also smiling and shaking hands with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
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