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Trump aides fear Haberman and Swan obtained Situation Room tapes for "Regime Change"
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Top White House officials believe New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of Situation Room meetings for their forthcoming book, " Regime Change.
Key facts
- Verbatim accounts of several Situation Room meetings were included in excerpts about the Iran war and the Epstein files that The Times posted ahead of the book's June 23 publication
- Top White House officials believe New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of Situation Room meetings for their forthcoming book, " Regime Change
- The team hear President Trump is furious about the blow-by-blow accounts
- Such a taped leak would be a shocking breach of one of the most secure settings on Earth
Summary
Such a taped leak would be a shocking breach of one of the most secure settings on Earth. "They're afraid some of their most sensitive conversations were being recorded," an administration source told them. Verbatim accounts of several Situation Room meetings were included in excerpts about the Iran war and the Epstein files that The Times posted ahead of the book's June 23 publication. Tellingly, White House officials haven't disputed verbatim dialogue from the top-secret Sit Room talks, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying about Bibi's regime-change scenarios for Iran: "In other words, it's bullshit.