Secret Service Has No Audio or Transcripts of Any Tapes Made in Trump White House

[riversedge]

Source: WSJ



Agency’s response to FOIA request doesn’t exclude possibility of recordings created by other entity

June 12, 2017 2:26 p.m. ET
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Secret Service has no audio copies or transcripts of any tapes recorded within President Donald Trump’s White House, the agency said on Monday.

The agency’s response to a freedom of information request submitted by The Wall Street Journal doesn’t exclude the possibility that recordings could have been created by another entity.

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The question of a White House recording system has lingered for more than a month since Mr. Trump first raised the possibility in a provocative tweet about former FBI Director James Comey.

In recent days, the two men have offered differing accounts of whether Mr. Trump asked Mr. Comey in private conversations within the White House complex to ease off the FBI’s probe of former national security adviser Mike Flynn.

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And at the White House daily briefing on Monday, Mr. Spicer said: “The president made clear in the Rose Garden last week that he would have an announcement shortly.”.........................


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What is Spicer doing--??

Link to tweet

[bettyellen]

1. Trump's desk has been photographed with a couple of micro recorders

I don't doubt he'd use them and just destroy the evidence if he could.

[7962]

8. Exactly. He's an idiot, but is he REALLY dumb enough to KEEP them if they ever existed?

I mean, thats a new level of stupid!

[Sunlei]

2. phones autorecord. Personalcell phone in trumps pocket needs to be logged in for government records.

[DK504]

5. People going into meetings need to turn on their cellphones on

so they can tape the conservations.

[FailureToCommunicate]

3. Too bad the Russian media crew placed their recorder in the White House only AFTER the

dinner with Comey was past. Oh well.

[lark]

4. Bet the Russians have the tape!

[erronis]

6. The KGB, Mosad, Chinese, the rest of the 5-asswipes (whoops, Eyes)

Everyone has copies of what the orange flatulence has said/done. Except the US citizen sheep.

[Maeve]

7. So he was simply trying to intimidate a witness?

Oh, my....