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August 13, 2018

White House Looks to Stop Former Staffer from Releasing Audio Recorded in West Wing
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In news from Washington, the White House is looking at ways to legally
prevent former staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman from releasing more
audio recordings made while she was a staffer at the White House. On
Sunday, Meet the Press aired a recording the former reality TV star made
of Chief of Staff John Kelly firing her inside the West Wing.

John Kelly: "We're gonna talk to you about leaving the White House. It's
come to my attention over the last few months that there's been some
pretty, in my opinion, significant integrity issues."

Up until her firing, Omarosa was President Trump's most prominent
African-American adviser in the White House. In her new book she
describes the president as "racist" and claims he has used the "N-word"
repeatedly.


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