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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg and Rachel Sharp

Trump wanted to tap phones of White House aides, new book claims

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Donald Trump wanted to “tap the phones” of White House aides who he suspected of leaking information, according to bombshell claims made by a former Trump administration official.

Miles Taylor, who served as the Department of Homeland Security’s chief of staff under Mr Trump, has claimed in his new book Blowback that the then-president floated the idea “to pursue leakers by tapping phones” at some point in 2018.

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