Trump to convene top-level meeting on election security: source

[July 26, 2018]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will convene a high-level meeting on election security this week with top security officials on the White House's National Security Council, a source familiar with the plan told Reuters.

President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, also plans to hold a separate meeting this week focused on Iran, two sources with knowledge of the meeting said.

Politico, which first reported the planned meetings, said Bolton planned to hold a North Korea-related meeting this week as well.

(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Dan Grebler)

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