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Scoop: Wolff taped interviews with Bannon, top officials
Axios ^ | January 4, 2018 | Mike Allen

Posted on 01/04/2018 3:41:18 AM PST by Pinkbell

Michael Wolff has tapes to back up quotes in his incendiary book — dozens of hours of them.

Among the sources he taped, I'm told, are Bannon and former White House deputy chief of staff Katie Walsh.

So that's going to make it harder for officials to deny embarrassing or revealing quotes attributed to them in "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," out Tuesday.

In some cases, the officials thought they were talking off the record. But what are they going to do now?

Although the White House yesterday portrayed Wolff as a poseur, he spent hours at a time in private areas of the West Wing, including the office of Reince Priebus when he was chief of staff.

The White House says Wolff was cleared for access to the West Wing fewer than 20 times.

Wolff, a New Yorker, stayed at the Hay Adams Hotel when he came down to D.C., and White House sources frequently crossed Lafayette Park to meet him there.

Part of Wolff's lengthy index entry for Bannon:

(see at link)

Some reporters and officials are calling the book sloppy, and challenging specific passages.

How could Wolff possibly know for sure what Steve Bannon and the late Roger Ailes said at a private dinner? It turns out Wolff hosted the dinner for six at his Manhattan townhouse.

(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bannon; breitbart; fireandfury; katiewalsh; leaks; michaelwolff; reincepriebus; stevebannon; trump; whitehouse; wolf
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To: littleharbour; bitt; LucyT

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3619315/posts?page=23#23

Excellent question about legality of hidden recording in DC !

Ping!!!


81 posted on 01/04/2018 7:33:05 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Travis McGee

Travis McGee wrote:

“Steve Bannon is dead to me, after handing loaded ammunition magazines to the Leftist rag “The Guardian,” and aiming the gun at Trump for them.

Bannon is dead to me.”

Plus for yapping to a reporter/media ‘person’...


82 posted on 01/04/2018 7:37:02 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Missouri gal; bitt; LucyT

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3619315/posts?page=49#49

Good points; lies are liable actions, even if it’s a 1-party consent to taping...

Ping again, to Bannon’s liability still being on the table.


83 posted on 01/04/2018 7:40:18 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Pinkbell
That said, it seems like this guy curried favor with Steve Bannon and got him to put his guard down.

Interesting the way Bannon thinks when his "guard" is down, no?

84 posted on 01/04/2018 7:42:33 AM PST by going hot (happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: Red Steel; Pinkbell; bitt; LucyT

Thanks for finding this info on Wolff!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3619315/posts?page=52#52

Ping to info on Wolff (none good).


85 posted on 01/04/2018 7:42:44 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: itsahoot

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3619315/posts?page=76#76

itsahoot wrote:


I think we can finally dispense with the theory that some have that Mueller is secretly working for Trump.

They get it from here.

Assange to be released today

Qanon Update

Thanks for that info!


86 posted on 01/04/2018 7:47:08 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: WildHighlander57

Direct links

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M92TVK7UyZI

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IFaXrLDJ4sM


87 posted on 01/04/2018 7:49:38 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Pinkbell

Has Bannon said ANYTHING yet?


88 posted on 01/04/2018 7:51:46 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: Travis McGee

Yep. He should be dead to all of us. And now since we won’t dare click on Breitbart if he’s still managing, he’s sullied our President and one of our national treasures, Andrew.


89 posted on 01/04/2018 7:56:06 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: Pinkbell

Sigh. And he was always so good at hiring.

Maybe he thought he still needed controversial figures to get ratings.


90 posted on 01/04/2018 7:58:35 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: laconic

I also was thinking the timing was to distract from what Nunes is doing.

I hope it backfires though, by allowing Nunes to quietly go about building his case. By the time he is done he will have proof of criminality by nearly every Obama official, and hopefully Obama too.


91 posted on 01/04/2018 8:20:02 AM PST by butterdezillion
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

They have to get immigration done this cycle. If they want a conservative healthcare plan, they’ll have to get that too. I’m more moderate on healthcare than some FReepers, so I’m not as uptight on the healthcare issue. Infrastructure can be done with Democrats if necessary.


92 posted on 01/04/2018 8:26:12 AM PST by Pinkbell
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To: Pinkbell

That sure explains why Bannon made it through 6 hours hosting Breitbart radio since last night gushing about Trump but not denying a word that was published as a quote from him.

(BTW, Jack Posobiec was on Alex Jones reporting that “his source” said that the quotes from Bannon were Bannon explaining what Trump’s opponents were saying and so purposely totally misrepresented by Wolff. Jones himself didn’t seem to buy it in that last night he openly challenged Bannon to denounce on the record any quotes that were inaccurate.)


93 posted on 01/04/2018 8:30:25 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Yaelle

He said on his radio show that Trump is a great President and he supports him.


94 posted on 01/04/2018 8:30:45 AM PST by Pinkbell
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To: Ann Archy

“They thought this was “off the record””

Just another example of terrible judgment...if you are a government official or spokesperson of any kind, you are NEVER EVER off the record. And you should act accordingly.


95 posted on 01/04/2018 8:40:53 AM PST by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: WildHighlander57

Glad I could be of assistance WH57. :-)


96 posted on 01/04/2018 12:05:26 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Pinkbell

Pretty sure it is illegal to tape people secretly, without their knowledge and permission.


97 posted on 01/04/2018 1:26:07 PM PST by SaraJohnson ( Whites must sue for racism. It's pay day.)
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To: littleharbour

How do you know they did not consent?


98 posted on 01/04/2018 2:52:13 PM PST by Freedom56v2 (#KATE'SWALL Build it Now)
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To: Will88

I wonder if some of those interviewed, like Katie Walsh who is part of the Preibus group, are now claiming it was off the record when no one said it was off the record. I never thought she or Preibus were loyal.

She is the one who threatened to fire interns from listening to certain radio shows and going to certain conservative websites...She is an elitist, and from article:

Although the White House yesterday portrayed Wolff as a poseur, he spent hours at a time in private areas of the West Wing, including the office of Reince Priebus when he was chief of staff.


99 posted on 01/04/2018 2:59:36 PM PST by Freedom56v2 (#KATE'SWALL Build it Now)
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To: Dog

No Walsh is an elitist brought in by Priebus who purged pro-trump job candidates—wanted party loyalists in White House...

and from the article:

Although the White House yesterday portrayed Wolff as a poseur, he spent hours at a time in private areas of the West Wing, including the office of Reince Priebus when he was chief of staff.

I wondered all day yesterday who in the world gave Wolff access, now I have a pretty good idea...


100 posted on 01/04/2018 3:01:39 PM PST by Freedom56v2 (#KATE'SWALL Build it Now)
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