WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was seeking information from South Korea about investigations in that country that he said targeted churches and a military base.

"Police probably shouldn't have done that, but I heard bad things. I don't know if it's true or not," Trump told reporters just before he was due to meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House. "I'll be finding out."

Trump said he had heard "there were raids on churches over the last few days. Very vicious raids on churches by the new government in South Korea," and added that "they even went into our military base and got information."

Earlier this month, Seoul police raided Sarang Jeil Church, headed by evangelical preacher Jun Kwang-hoon, who led protests in support of ous

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