CNN: In leaky West Wing, not even a phone ban can stop embarrassing disclosures
The dustup over a White House aide’s crass remark about Sen. John McCain’s health has once again inflamed the White House’s frustration with staffers who reveal the inner workings of the West Wing to reporters outside the building. Despite active efforts to flush out administration leakers — including machines used to detect unauthorized cell phones in the West Wing — President Donald Trump and his senior aides haven’t yet been able to stem the flow of damaging information.
Looks like the White House is dedicating a lot of time, energy and security personnel to enforce a cell phone ban. CNN reports, “Officials publicly maintained that the ban was because of national security reasons, but multiple staffers said privately that they were under the impression it was carried out in hopes of limiting leaks to reporters.”
