Trump Aides Fear Reporters Obtained Situation Room Tapes
Top aides fear the excerpts came from recordings, which would mark a major security breach and deepen the White House fallout over the Epstein files.
- On Sunday, White House officials expressed alarm that reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained secret Situation Room recordings for their forthcoming book, "Regime Change."
- The book is scheduled for release on June 23, with Haberman and Swan conducting more than 1,000 interviews for their chronicle of President Donald Trump's second term.
- Independent recording devices are forbidden in the Situation Room; tellingly, administration officials have not disputed the accuracy of quoted dialogue, including remarks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- President Donald Trump is reportedly "furious" about the reconstructions, per Axios, while one administration source told Axios, "We're afraid some of our most sensitive conversations were being recorded."
- Previous reporting by Haberman and Swan detailed the 2025 Jeffrey Epstein files furor, underscoring that leaks have plagued the White House since President Donald Trump's first term.
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Trump's White House Shaken as Leaked Situation Room Recordings Expose Deep Plot to Bury Infamous Epstein Files
The Trump White House is grappling with fears that one of its most secure spaces, the Situation Room, may have been secretly recorded, with the contents passed to journalists. Senior aides are scrambling to understand how verbatim accounts of sensitive national security discussions ended up in print and whether covert devices were ever planted in the room. Top officials now believe New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtai…
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