The White House declined to provide a copy of the two- to three-page document, which was described by several current and former White House officials who signed it and insisted on anonymity to discuss it. Among the supporters of the move were his daughter, Ivanka, and Jason Greenblatt, his longtime lawyer who would join the White House staff as the president’s chief international negotiator. The official said that no one in the White House thought they were signing away their First Amendment rights. Mr. Trump’s White House has also broken with convention in trying to impose written nondisclosure agreements in other instances. When editors at various news organizations balked, White House officials backed down, agreeing to nullify it.

Source: New York Times March 21, 2018 14:46 UTC