White House officials fear that New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of classified Situation Room meetings for their forthcoming book, "Regime Change." Recording devices are prohibited in the Situation Room—making such a breach unprecedented if confirmed. Verbatim accounts from these meetings have already appeared in Times excerpts covering the Iran war and Epstein files investigation. Notably, White House officials haven't disputed the accuracy of the dialogue quoted, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio's frank remarks about Israeli regime-change proposals. The book, based on over 1,000 interviews, arrives June 23. President Trump is reportedly furious, though Haberman and Swan have declined to comment.

Listen to this story

Hear this and more stories in a personalized audio briefing.

Open The Chonkerton