Multiple government documents detailing President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin were reportedly discovered abandoned in a public printer.
Eight papers appearing to be from the State Department were left at the printer in the Hotel Captain Cook, which is near the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, where Trump and Putin held their summit on Friday, according to NPR.
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Some of the documents reportedly contained sensitive information, including names and phone numbers of three U.S. government employees. The precise locations and meeting times of the Aug. 15 summit were also accidentally breached, including the specific names of the rooms inside the base in Anchorage where they would take place.
Other discovered documents photographed by the outlet displayed less delicate information, including details about a canceled lunch between the two leaders that provided a seating chart for the meal.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the White House for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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The weekend summit consisted of an hourslong cordial encounter between Trump and Putin that appeared to generate some momentum for ending the war. European leaders largely hailed it as a key step in peace talks, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to meet with Trump on Monday, marking the next stage in negotiations to end the war, which is hitting the 3.5-year mark.
“I think the meeting was a 10,” Trump said Friday evening. “In the sense we got along great, and it’s good when two big powers get along, especially when they’re nuclear powers. We’re No. 1 and they’re No. 2 in the world.”