Vice President Vance on Wednesday said he was "legitimately worried" about audio tapes of conversations from the Situation Room being leaked to journalists at The New York Times.
His comments come after a recent report alleged that Vance led the administration's response to fallout from the release of files tied to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. A separate report from the Times detailed President Trump's discussions in a series of meetings inside the Situation Room pertaining to U.S. strategy throughout the Iran war.
"There's always an element of truth. There's always an element of nontruth, but there were certain things in there that legitimately made me worried that people were like taping … which by the way is like a felony," Vance said during an appearance on SiriusXM's "The Megyn Kelly Show," where he discussed how the reporting could influence a potential presidential run.
An excerpt from the upcoming book "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump" by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reports that Vance told Cabinet officials to release all of the files tied to Epstein, including unsubstantiated allegations against Trump.
The report includes direct quotes from Vance, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and White House communications director Steven Cheung, among others, as they reportedly worked to develop a plan to lighten the blow of the Epstein scandal.
His comments come after a recent report alleged that Vance led the administration's response to fallout from the release of files tied to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. A separate report from the Times detailed President Trump's discussions in a series of meetings inside the Situation Room pertaining to U.S. strategy throughout the Iran war.
"There's always an element of truth. There's always an element of nontruth, but there were certain things in there that legitimately made me worried that people were like taping … which by the way is like a felony," Vance said during an appearance on SiriusXM's "The Megyn Kelly Show," where he discussed how the reporting could influence a potential presidential run.
An excerpt from the upcoming book "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump" by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reports that Vance told Cabinet officials to release all of the files tied to Epstein, including unsubstantiated allegations against Trump.
The report includes direct quotes from Vance, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and White House communications director Steven Cheung, among others, as they reportedly worked to develop a plan to lighten the blow of the Epstein scandal.
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