The scandal surrounding the meeting of Donald Trump with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at which the US president shared secret intelligence with Russian diplomats, may have far-reaching consequences. According to CNBC journalist Jake Nowak, it is possible that this will be the beginning of impeachment, RIA Novosti reports..

The very leak of information about the meeting clearly occurred at the highest level - someone high-level dumped the media information about President Trump's conversation with Russian officials, Novak notes. In his opinion, potentially a leak of intelligence can be a serious crime.

The imprudent and arrogant behavior of Trump in itself can not be grounds for dismissal. The US Constitution provides for only a few conditions for impeachment: state treason, bribery and other official crimes, the circumstances of which are determined by the Congress.

The scandal surrounding the meeting with Lavrov, as well as many other "leaks" directed against Trump, suggest that attempts are being made in the United States to make a coup, Novak said.. According to him, behind all these events there can be a person from the close circle of the president or a representative of one of the intelligence committees in the congress.