You can’t make this shit up.
Donald Trump allowed Russian state media into the Oval Office while meeting with the Russian foreign minister, but wouldn’t allow American media outlets in
According to the Washington Post, “former intelligence officials also described the access granted to the [Russian] photographer as a potential security lapse, noting that standard screening for White House visitors would not necessarily detect a sophisticated espionage device.”
According to insiders at the White House, the photographer told them he was the Russian foreign minister’s official photographer, but failed to say that he also worked for Tass, which is Russian state media, and that he would post photos of the meeting to the state agency’s website
“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. Kislyak has figured prominently in a series of damaging stories for the administration. Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was forced to resign in February over his contacts with Kislyak last year and over misleading statements about the nature of those conversations to Vice President Pence.”
Politico has reported that the meeting occurred at the personal request of Vladmir Putin
To summarize: The President of the United States let Russians into the Oval Office who possibly had recording equipment on the day after he fired the FBI director in charge of the investigation into his ties to Russia.