White House Job Requirement: Signing a Nondisclosure Agreement

The following article by Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Maggie Haberman, Michael D. Shear and Katie Rogers was posted on the New York Times website March 21, 2018:

A swearing-in ceremony for members of President Trump’s administration in January 2017. Credit: Al Drago, The New York Times

As a real estate executive and reality TV star, Donald J. Trump tightly controlled his image by insisting that everyone around him sign nondisclosure agreements threatening steep monetary penalties if they revealed anything about him or his company.

A few months into his presidency, Mr. Trump — infuriated by leaks about everything from staff rivalries to his bathrobe-wearing, TV-viewing habits — ordered Reince Priebus, then his chief of staff, to do the same thing in the West Wing. Continue reading “White House Job Requirement: Signing a Nondisclosure Agreement”