The story I saw was that the reporter claims the conversation wasn't intended to be "off the record."
I wouldn't find that hard to believe. In fact, as I read the transcript of the conversation my first impression was that Scaramucci was intoxicated.
28 posted on 08/03/2017 9:01:00 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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