Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that President Trump did not share secrets with top Russian officials last week in the Oval Office, offering to give Congress transcripts as proof, The Hill reports.
The Associated Press and Reuters reported the Russian president is willing to hand over the records of the president’s conversation with Russia's foreign minister and ambassador, should the White House approve:
During a joint press conference with visiting prime minister of Italy, Putin also accused U.S. lawmakers of "stupid" and "dangerous" "anti-Russian sentiment" with accusations of sharing intelligence, the AP reported.
Putin said he had "no other explanation" for the allegations other than "political schizophrenia."
According to Reuters, a "Kremlin aide says Putin prepared to provide [the] transcript, not audio recording, of Trump and Lavrov meeting:"
The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump revealed highly classified information about the Islamic State to Russian diplomats Sergei Lavrov and Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office last week, but the White House said Trump's actions were appropriate for the conversation.
Trump himself said he had the "absolute right" to share "facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety" to the Russians.