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White House Leak Crackdown: Men in Suits Reportedly Hunting Down Banned Cell Phones Using Large Devicesby Amy Russo | 10:05 am, May 15th, 2018
Panicked by its inability to stem the flow of leaks, the White House is having men in suits scour the West Wing for non-government-issued electronics, per a new CNN report.
The men roam throughout halls and rooms to sweep for items such as personal phones, which they detect using a handheld device, inside sources told CNN. If something is detected, theyll ask if anyone forgot to put away their phone, giving them a chance to come forward.
Thats taken as an extra precautionary step on top of ordering staffers to stash away all personal devices in their cars or in lockers by the entrances to the West Wing, the outlet reported.
While inside the building, theyre prohibited to use the devices throughout the entirety of the workday. Aides told CNN thats resulted in crowds of officials gathering around the lockers to check the loads of messages that have piled up on their phones while theyve been gone.
The personal cellphone ban isnt new, however. It was implemented last January after Chief of Staff John Kelly floated the idea. While officials claim the rule was made to in the interest of national security, multiple sources said to CNN that they felt it was a way to crack down on leaks.
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jberryhill
(62,444 posts)They are probably sweeping to see if anyone is wearing a wire, using a spectrum analyzer.
rzemanfl
(29,540 posts)anyone is wearing a wire, we're paying for that too.
peggysue2
(10,811 posts)I've read the sense of paranoia in the WH is at an all-time high.
Wonder what the 'men in suits' will do with the Trumpster's private cell? It's been reported he's on his private phone constantly.
Leaker-in-Chief!
blugbox
(951 posts)Like... different than the normals suits you'd expect to see every day around there?
Like the Men In Black "gimme a splay burn" suits?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)As if there are normally men wandering around the White House in t-shirts and shorts.
Men, in suits! In the White House!
CatMor
(6,212 posts)they'll just wait until they leave for the day and then do the leaking.
hurple
(1,304 posts)We know from recent reports he uses his personal cell rather than any "official" one...
Blue_Adept
(6,384 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)DetlefK
(16,423 posts)arthritisR_US
(7,269 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)IronLionZion
(45,259 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)flush them back into the cesspool they crawled out of...
NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)when they met Trump by himself in the Oval Office last spring?
matt819
(10,749 posts)A cabinet meeting.
All cabinet members present.
Trump and Pence present.
Trump presents evidence that someone on the staff of one of the cabinet secretaries leaked something.
Trump stands up, walks to that cabinet secretary and beats him to death with a baseball bat.
Meeting adjourned.
Trump sits down and texts Kim Jong un: Thanks for the advice.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Do their brains get scrubbed when thet leave the White House each night?
samnsara
(17,570 posts)Ilsa
(61,675 posts)Could someone keep their phone off with the sim card out until they are ready to go to a meeting? I'm sure there are much smaller recording devices available if the person can't take shorthand.
Nay
(12,051 posts)Or paper and pen notes.