--- title: Seth Meyers A Closer Look: Trump Meeting With Russia description: Seth Meyers slammed Donald Trump on Monday, calling the president "worse than Nixon" for sharing classified information with Russia. canonical: https://time.com/4780646/seth-meyers-trump-classified-information-russia/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-16T16:24:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:41.400Z og:title: Seth Meyers Compares Donald Trump to Nixon in Latest Takedown og:description: "Trump is worse than Nixon. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 16, 2017 4:24 PM UTC  LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS -- Episode 528 -- Pictured: Host Seth Meyers at his desk on May 15, 2017 -- (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS -- Episode 528 -- Pictured: Host Seth Meyers at his desk on May 15, 2017 -- (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 16, 2017 4:24 PM UTC Following [a report of President Donald Trump sharing classified information to senior Russian officials during their visit to the White House](http://time.com/4779986/donald-trump-russia-classified-information-isis/), [Seth Meyers](http://time.com/4674492/seth-meyers-on-trump-claims/) wasted no time in criticizing the President on Monday’s _Late Night With Seth Meyers_ that night. Meyers took Trump to task during his A Closer Look segment, saying that “we’re at a point now in the Trump presidency that feels very much like a pivotal moment for our democracy.” The host went so far as to call the president “worse than Nixon,” [a comparison that some of Trump’s critics have invoked lately](http://time.com/4775984/trump-nixon-james-comey/). “Trump is worse than Nixon. He’s shameless Nixon,” Meyers said. “Nixon famously said, ‘I am not a crook.’ Trump’s basically saying, ‘I am a crook and there’s nothing you can do about it and, in fact, I’m having three scoops of ice cream.’” Meyers then called on the GOP to hold Trump accountable for his actions. “Our democracy only works if both parties choose to exercise the checks on presidential power that our Constitution prescribes,” Meyers said. “Republicans can’t just abdicate their responsibility. Trump defended his “right” to share the information in a pair of tweets on Tuesday morning, contradicting White House officials, who [denounced the report](http://time.com/4779986/donald-trump-russia-classified-information-isis/?xid=homepage) Monday evening. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/864436162567471104) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/864438529472049152) Watch the segment above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4780646/seth-meyers-trump-classified-information-russia/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4780646/seth-meyers-trump-classified-information-russia/"},"headline":"Seth Meyers Compares Trump to Nixon: 'I Am a Crook and There's Nothing You Can Do About It'","datePublished":"2017-05-16T16:24:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:41.400Z","description":"\"Trump is worse than Nixon. 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