Some Walter Reed staff were asked to sign NDAs during Trump's November visit
(CNN)Some medical professionals at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center were asked to sign nondisclosure agreements when President Donald Trump made a last-minute visit there last November, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The request caused consternation among some of the hospital staff, and more than one of the staff members who were asked to sign the NDA refused, the person said.
It wasn't clear how many had refused and how many signed the documents. Trump has previously used NDAs to try to prevent leaks of damaging personal information.
NBC News first reported on the NDAs at Walter Reed.
In a statement, the White House said anyone treating Trump would already be obligated to confidentiality through existing rules but did not deny that NDAs had been requested.
"Any physician caring for the President is bound by patient-physician confidentiality guaranteed under HIPAA, and I'm not going to comment on internal procedures beyond that," deputy press secretary Judd Deere said.
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