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Trump’s Top Enforcer Leads White House Leak Hunt

Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s closest aide has joined forces with FBI Director Kash Patel to oversee an investigation into leaks coming out of the White House. Trump’s Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, and Patel both personally orchestrated an investigation into the source of informati...

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The headline split The left frames it as "Trump’s Top Enforcer Leads White House Leak Hunt". The right frames it as "White House Leak Hunt Escalates — Officials Reportedly Asked To Hand Over Phones".
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Left / center-leftTrump’s Top Enforcer Leads White House Leak Hunt

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The Daily BeastNews report · Jul 16, 1:30 AM

Trump’s Top Enforcer Leads White House Leak Hunt

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Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s closest aide has joined forces with FBI Director Kash Patel to oversee an investigation into leaks coming out of the White House. Trump’s Chi...

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100 Percent Fed UpNews report · Jul 15, 11:49 PM

JUST IN: White House Leak Hunt Escalates — Officials Reportedly Asked To Hand Over Phones

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A reported West Wing leak hunt led by Susie Wiles and FBI Director Kash Patel has escalated to requests for officials' cellphones.

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75/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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