JOHN KELLY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Omarosa Manigault Newman secretly taped John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, as he fired her in December in the Situation Room, a breach of security protocols, but one that revealed him suggesting that she could face damage to her reputation if she did not leave quietly. The recording was played on Sunday [8-12-18] on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press,’ where Ms. Manigault Newman, a former adviser to President Trump, promoted her new book, ‘Unhinged.’ In the memoir, which focuses on her relationship with Mr. Trump going back to her time on ‘The Apprentice,’ she describes the world around the president as a cult in which he creates his own reality. On the recording, Mr. Kelly says Ms. Manigault Newman could be facing ‘pretty significant legal issues’ over what he alleged was misuse of a government car. She denied misusing it…Ms. Manigault Newman explained to Chuck Todd, the host of ‘Meet the Press,’ that she recorded that conversation, as well as others that she has played for reporters and book publishers featuring her conversations with Mr. Trump, because ‘this is a White House where everybody lies.’ The Situation Room is supposed to be devoid of personal electronic devices, which signs outside the room make clear. Former national security officials said it was not clear whether Ms. Manigault Newman had broken any laws, but she certainly violated the rules around what is supposed to be one of the most secure rooms in the capital.”
–Maggie Haberman, “Omarosa Manigault Newman Taped Her Firing by John Kelly,” The New York Times online, August 12, 2018