| | | | Facing British prime minister, Trump vows to plug leaks | | CNN's Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny write: President Donald Trump arrived at NATO headquarters under a cloud of suspicion about the security of foreign intelligence shared with the United States, a controversy he tried to head off by vowing to end leaks of secret information.
So what happened? Trump faced British Prime Minister Theresa May for the first time since Monday's suicide attack in Manchester during a meeting of European and North American leaders. In the days since the attack, secret information about the investigation has appeared in US media after leaks from American officials.
Trump was due to face an incensed May -- and shortly after he arrived at NATO, Trump released a written statement decrying unsanctioned disclosures.
"The alleged leaks coming out of government agencies are deeply troubling," the statement said. "These leaks have been going on for a long time and my administration will get to the bottom of this. The leaks of sensitive information pose a grave threat to our national security. I am asking the Department of Justice and other relevant agencies to launch a complete review of this matter, and if appropriate, the culprit should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
"There is no relationship we cherish more than the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom," the President wrote in his statement.
Trump ignored shouted questions about whether Britain could trust the US with its intelligence as he was greeting French President Emmanuel Macron outside the US chief of mission's residence ahead of talks.
Late Thursday, British officials said they had reinstated intelligence sharing. | | "If he wins, he's been chosen by the people of Montana." | | | | Everyone's talking about this Trump-Macron handshake: President Donald Trump's handshakes with foreign leaders have been, shall we say, awkward in the past. (Just watch this video to see why.) When he met France's new president, Emmanuel Macron, earlier today, a reporter described an uncomfortable handshake moment between the two leaders in which "knuckles turned white." And it didn't take long for that to hit social media. | | FBI declines to provide materials to House Oversight | | The FBI explains: Citing the hiring of special counsel Robert Mueller, the FBI said the agency is "undertaking appropriate consultation to ensure all relevant interests implicated by your request are properly evaluated. We will update this response as soon as possible."
House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz responded to the FBI, saying his committee has a "Constitutionally-based prerogative to conduct investigations" and does not want to interfere with the special counsel's probe.
Instead, Chaffetz said, his committee work "will complement the work of the Special Counsel" and shed light on matters of "high public interest." Chaffetz included another request for materials related to former FBI Director James Comey and communications with the White House and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, with a deadline of June 8. More from CNN's Deirdre Walsh and Catherine Treyz. | | | This also happened: While walking with NATO leaders during his visit to the alliance's headquarters, President Donald Trump pushed aside Dusko Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, as he moved to the front of a group of the leaders. More from me on this. | | 3 things you might have missed today | | Lieberman withdraws from FBI director consideration: Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, once considered a front-runner to succeed James Comey as FBI director, formally withdrew his name from consideration in a letter to President Donald Trump. More from CNN's Ariane de Vogue.
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