White House officials denied the story but refused to answer specific questions.
One of the officials with knowledge of Trump's meeting with the Russian called the timing of the disclosure "particularly unfortunate", as the president prepares for a White House meeting on Tuesday with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, an ally in the fight against Islamic State.
You say it lends itself to that. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said that if tapes exist, "they need to be turned over".
Days of turmoil is triggered in Washington after the firing of Comey.
The search for a new FBI Director comes as some people in Congress are calling for an independent, special prosecutor to investigate possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation.
Pressed by Pirro about launching an independent commission to investigate the issue, Trump suggested the current investigations taking place in Congress will suffice.
"The public has a right to know why Comey was sacked so the president can be held accountable for any abuse of his position", Shamsi said Monday.
If true, the breach was ill-timed, coming a day after Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey, who was leading an investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election.
If there are recordings, Republican Sen.
This file handout photo taken on 10 May, taken by by the Russian Foreign Ministry, shows shows US President Donald Trump (C) speaking with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Russian Ambassador to the US, Sergei Kislyak during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC.
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You always will have regrets because you could have one point more, but you forget as well the games you won in the last minute". Even under pressure boss Arsene Wenger looked in good spirits as he shared a joke with club legend and coach Robert Pires.
Trump said almost all of the candidates under consideration "are very well known, so you know they've been vetted over their lifetime essentially".
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also urged the Trump administration to give any tapes to Congress.
In the post, the ACLU also said it has called for the appointment of a special prosecutor and called for the acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe to permanently lead the agency's Russian Federation investigation.
The White House has rebutted the story, saying no intelligence sources or methods were discussed.
Trump, a Republican who has called allegations of links between his campaign team and Russian Federation a "total scam", sharply criticized his 2016 election rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton, for her handling of classified information as secretary of state, when she used a private email server.
The information was allegedly shared during a meeting where the US press was not allowed in, while the Russian government press was inside. Still, it will only heighten Trump's strained relations with intelligence workers and former officials, who view Russian Federation as an adversary. James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, said the Founding Fathers created three co-equal branches of government with checks and balances, but with Trump as president, that was now "eroding".
Schumer listed his criteria for a new Federal Bureau of Investigation director, saying that the nominee should not be a "partisan politician", and should have experience and a willingness to stand up to potential pressure.
"The silence of my Republican colleagues is choosing party over country at a time when we can not afford it", he said on CNN's "State of the Union".
Reporters started gathering in the hallway outside Press Secretary Sean Spicer's office right after the Post story broke.
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