White House uses Trump tweet in its official response to Comey tapes request
There is an embedded link to the WH letter in the article.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/23/mike-conaway-trump-james-comey-tapes-239899
White House uses Trump tweet in its official response to Comey tapes request
By Kyle Cheney
06/23/2017 11:47 AM EDT
Updated 06/23/2017 07:43 PM EDT
The White House copied and pasted President Donald Trumps day-old tweet Friday in its written response to a House committees bipartisan request for any recordings of Trumps conversations with former FBI Director James Comey.
In a two-paragraph letter from legislative director Marc Short to the House Intelligence Committee leaders, the White House simply quoted Trumps contention that he has no idea whether any tapes of his meetings with Comey exist.
Its a remarkable suggestion that the president is unaware whether his private White House conversations are being taped, and it also comes hours after one of the committees top Republicans, Rep. Mike Conaway, said he didnt consider Trumps tweets an official response to his inquiry.
I dont think tweets are ever official, the Texas Republican said. Wed like something on letterhead.