Maggie Haberman says Trump tried to have her phone records seized to expose sources

[Eugene]

Source: The Independent

Maggie Haberman says Trump tried to have her phone records seized to expose sources

Haberman has unprecedented access to Trump throughout his presidency and since

Oliver O'Connell
New York
2 hours ago

New York Times writer Maggie Haberman says in her new book about Donald Trump that the former president tried to have officials seize her phone in order to identify her sources for stories about the administration.

Writing in Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Ms Haberman says that the then-president was angry at leaks within the White House.

In an excerpt seen by Axios, Haberman writes: “Trump, angry about my published stories, would bellow that he wanted administration officials to obtain my phone records and identify my sources.”

She adds: “It did not appear that anyone ever acted on it.”

Former Trump official Stephanie Grisham gave some corroborative insight into the media paranoia of the Trump West Wing in a new profile in Politico about Haberman.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/maggie-haberman-donald-trump-book-b2184553.html

No-registration link: https://news.yahoo.com/maggie-haberman-says-trump-tried-161356179.html

[Blue Owl]

1. Wonder if she'll climb back in tRump's folds

https://www.theonion.com/maggie-haberman-climbs-out-from-trump-s-folds-1849601498

[underpants]

2. Jesus Trump is an idiot

If you want to discover leaks you give a certain set of people info. You give other sets other info. If there’s a leak you have narrowed down the group. Cross the groups with other info. Eventually you will know who the leakers are. What the hell was McEntee doing other than running around screaming and threatening people?

[GreenWave]

3. Report it two years ago, you freaking reporter!

Do your job! Stop monetizing info for greatly delayed after the fact books.

[gratuitous]

4. Yeah, that's what an ethical journalist would do

But we can't expect too much from Haberman. Obviously. Besides, if the former guy somehow becomes the Republican candidate in 2024, Haberman might need to cozy up to him again.