Trump says he may stop allowing top officials to listen to his calls with foreign leaders
Posted on AllSides February 14th, 2020
From The Left
President Trump says he's considering ending the standard protocol of having top administration officials listen to his calls with foreign leaders, following his conversation with Ukraine's president, a call that culminated in his impeachment. Mr. Trump floated the possibility in an interview with Geraldo Rivera.
Rivera asked the president why so many people are allowed to listen to his phone calls, a longstanding practice for the purposes of recordkeeping and consistent policymaking.
"Well that's what they've done over the years, when you call a foreign leader, people listen. I...