WHEN IT was reported last year that the Trump administration asked staffers to sign nondisclosure agreements, the White House issued a flat-out denial. Now comes another presidential tweet after another tell-all book by another former staffer, and once again the president’s unprecedented use of nondisclosure agreements is highlighted. Mr. Trump lashed out last week at former White House communications aide Cliff Sims after release of his book, “Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House.” “Nothing more than a gofer. Both Ms. Newman and Mr. Sims signed agreements while working on Mr. Trump’s campaign. The White House has lied about these agreements; “completely false” was the comment from deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley after The Post’s Ruth Marcus revealed their existence last March.

Source: Washington Post February 03, 2019 00:19 UTC