Why was Manigault able to bring a recording device to the sit room? Why was Kelly using the sit room

[Recursion]

for a termination meeting? Why are there fucking audio recordings of West Wing personnel floating around like the little styrofoam packing peanuts three weeks after you've unpacked your boxes? Are staff routinely recording conversations even in supposedly secure areas? Does anyone have any idea how much information has been compromised by this? How the hell have these morons managed not to kill us all already?

[emulatorloo]

1. "Recording Device" aka Smart Phone

At least that’s my assumption.

To me it is weird he took her into the Situation Room rather than his office. She says he locked her in and told her she couldn’t leave (to consult w her husband who was outside the door, etc)

[tammywammy]

3. Why was her husband there?

He doesn't work for the White House. The Situation Room is located within a secure area, so why was he allowed access to that at all?

[emulatorloo]

4. He wasn't in the situation room. Probably in the building. Maybe John Kelly knows why?

[CloudWatcher]

2. When dealing with proven liars ...

Anyone used to dealing with serial liars is going to do what's needed to protect themselves. If I were working in the Trump administration, I'd have recordings of all my interactions to prevent them from lying about what was said or promised.

Though in this White House, I'm not sure why they can't just routinely ask the FSB for a transcript .

[emulatorloo]

5. +1. I had a lying boss, I wish there had been smartphones back then.

[CloudWatcher]

7. Memos of record

Yeah, I learned early on to write up meetings/phone calls and email them to everyone involved to avoid selective recall issues later. It took a silly amount of time but it had to be done.

[salin]

6. David Frum tweeted about the idea of a recording device allowed in the situation room.

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Um, are not staff supposed to check all electronic devices in a secure repository before entering the Situation Room?

David Frum added,

He also retweeted this:

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Ilan Goldenberg
‏Verified account @ilangoldenberg

Ilan Goldenberg Retweeted Josh Dawsey

As someone who spent a fair amount of time in the Situation Room, I can’t even begin to wrap my head around how insane this is

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Last month I described President Trump as "the worst security risk in US history." If staff are carrying recording devices into the Situation Room, that epithet applies to his entire White House

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If Omarosa carried for example a cellphone into the Situation Room, then not only did she record conversations there, but so potentially has any country or criminal organization that thought to hack her phone

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What other security breaches are occurring in this crazy White House? An honest Congress would demand hearings immediately into this vital question
8:30 AM - 12 Aug 2018