Trump aides fear Haberman and Swan obtained Situation Room tapes for new book: Axios
Axios said White House officials fear reporters recorded sensitive Situation Room talks for a book after conducting more than 1,000 interviews.
- 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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White House in panic mode over new secret Trump recordings: report
President Donald Trump’s White House is freaking out over reports that their secret conversations in the Situation Room were surreptitiously recorded — and will soon be published.“Top White House officials believe New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of Situation Room meetings for their forthcoming book, ‘Regime Change,’” reported Axios on Sunday. Because independent recording devices are not allow…
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