Secretly recording conversations or not?

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Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
Updated 9:13 AM ET, Fri June 9, 2017

... there's a direct line between Trump's odd "tapes" tweet and the appointment of Bob Mueller as special counsel to oversee the probe of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election ...

Comey said Thursday that Trump asked him directly for his loyalty and implied strongly that his job might well depend on it. Trump, via .. Marc Kasowitz, insisted that never happened ...

The easiest way to make this something other than a "he said, he said" situation is for Trump to authorize the release of any and all recorded conversations with Comey -- if, of course, they exist.

"Lordy, I hope there are tapes," Comey said in his testimony before the Senate intelligence committee Thursday. At another point, he added: "The President surely knows if there are tapes. If there are, my feelings aren't hurt. Release the tapes" ...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/09/politics/trump-comey-tapes/index.html

[spooky3]

1. I don't think they exist. It was just a dishonest attempt to intimidate.

If they did exist DT would have destroyed them by now because they likely back up Comey.

[Blue_Roses]

2. I don't think they exist. It was a bluff by Trump

and Comey called him on it.

[Control-Z]

3. It was a flat out lie.

He wanted his deplorables to think he had something to threaten Comey with. Just like he did with President Obama.