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Situation room with a phone at all, whether it was recording or not. so, a lot of different layers here to peel back. >> eli stokols, what is your sort of view on this as somebody who has covered the interactions of this white house? are you surprised by john kellys conductor by the fact that this phone was in the situation room? or is it actually just how business is done? >> no, i mean, the omarosa episode of this presidency is the least surprising one that weve seen yet, right? this is a real...

The truth. sometimes, he battles with reality. >> is that true? does the president lie? >> not to my knowledge. >> we do spend a fair amount of time fact-checking him. >> there is an ongoing with that at all times. these are allegations. >> isnt that an indication that he is not precise, and sometimes hes not necessarily telling the truth? >> i think the president is delivering the message. i think he is delivering his vision and his goals for the country, where he wants to take them. these are ...

As she was being removed from the white house for what chief of staff john kelly called, quote, integrity violations. >> i think it is important to understand that if we make this a friendly departure, we can all be, you know, you can look at your time here in the white house as a year of service to the nation. and then you can go on without any type of difficulty in the future relative to your reputation. >> white house press secretary sarah sanders just released a statement tonight that reads,...

Why did he take me -- >> well, whats the answer? sfwli asked him if i could leave. he told me four times i couldnt leave. he wanted to intimidate me, he wanted to put fear in me and he didnt want anyone to know what they were doing to me in that room. >> somebody said to me today he thinks knowing the geography of the white house they took you down to the basement to the sit room so that you wouldnt be near the presidenti and you couldnt just -- as a friend of the president, you felt you were a ...

Said to sneak a recording device into the situation room shows a blatant disregard for security. she said to brag about it on national tv further proves a lack of character. richard. >> reporter: thank you for that record, kelly. in the confirmation process for supreme court nominee is set to ramp up in the coming weeks. as hearings get under way, senator chuck grassley anaunlsed that kavanaughs confirmation hearings will start on tuesday, september 4th when lawmakers return from the august re...

She defended her actions in the situation room. >> i protected myself because it is a white house where everybody lies. the president lies to the american people. sarah huckabee stands in front and lies every day. you have to have your own back because otherwise you look back and see 17 knives in your back. >> you taped -- >> it is not disloyalty. if i didnt have this recording, listen, people would still think i was trying to set off alarms. yes, i had to protect myself and i have no regret abo...

Confidentiality is implied. >> joining us washington correspondent, enez. thank you for being here. omarosas ability to tape a conversation with the chief of staff, general john kelly, in the secure room, in the situation room, one has to ask what is happening with security protocols and what more there might be. >> this is a huge deal that cant be understated. the fact these recordings exist at all and the fact they were taken inside the situation room is shocking. it is supposed to be one of t...

Kelly? >> i think over about seven years, i was probably briefing in the situation room on terrorism, north korea, and two or three times a week. i always thought of that as the most secure room in america. its the inner sanctum, a secure place when it comes to security. there are not checks when you go in. its just assumed everyone knows that you do not take electronic devices. not just recording devices. even a fitbit. nothing goes in there that is electronic. >> a lot of people are trying to ...

Or strategy toward terrorism, russia, china, something like that. when it was a sensitive issue and they wanted complete privacy and security. that may have been what motivated him, but its unusual. >> omarosa says donald trump, the president, takes recordings of people. listen to what she told my colleagues just last hour. >> do you think the president is taping people? >> oh, absolutely. in fact, the president talked often as youll see about how important it was to tape your enemies. >> elie, ...

Recording device into the white house situation room shows a blatant disregard for our national security and then to brag about it on national television further proves the lack of character and integrity of this disgruntled former white house employee. omarosa defended herself on nbcs "meet the press." >> because this is a white house where everybody lies. the president lies to the american people. sarah huckabee stands in front of the country and lies every single day. you have to have your ow...