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February 27, 2017

Sean Spicer Tries to Crack Down on Leaks by Randomly Checking Staffers' Phones
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On Sunday, news also surfaced that White House Press Secretary Sean
Spicer has attempted to crack down on leaks coming out of the White
House by calling an emergency meeting and then forcing his staff to
submit to a random "phone check" to prove they hadn't been leaking
information to the press. Spicer also reportedly warned his staff not to
leak news of the meeting to the press. But the news did leak-to
Politico, which broke the story Sunday. We'll have more about the Trump
administration and the media after headlines.


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