Fresh White House schedule leaks - and 'Executive Time' - are flowing unabated despite ongoing hunt for culprit
- Axios says it is in receipt of even more of the president's once tightly-guarded daily schedules.
- This can't be pleasant reading for the Oval Office, as the administration is already reportedly on the hunt for the source of the original leak of President Donald Trump's private schedule last week,
- The new breach comes amid an administration-wide crackdown that has seen the White House tap into the services of the IT office.
- No suspect has yet been identified by White House officials.
- These four new examples of a day in the life of the president, appear to show even more 'Executive Time' than previously reported.
As the White House continues its hunt for the source of the leak of President Donald Trump's private schedule late last week, Axios reports it is in receipt of even more of the revealing schedules.
This latest leak comes on top of an administration in a state of distrust and alarm, with the White House already hunting for the source of previous leaks and leveraging the significant resources of the IT department.
No suspect has yet been named.
Now Axios has published four more of the president's private schedules from last week. They appear to show even more 'Executive Time' than previously reported.
According to the four latest documents, published by Axios here, the schedules reveal a president with a more open daily routine than ever previously reported.
According to the documents Trump spent about half of the entire four days last week in the now notoriously titled "Executive Time."
According to Politico, a White House official believes, the suspect is likely a career government worker, rather than a Trump-appointee.
These schedule leaks, however galling for the president and his advisors, do not provide the best picture of the president's working day.
Trump has a more detailed, less openly circulated routine that even senior staff aren't given, Axios reports.
According to the president himself, executive time is not just a time when Trump kicks about the Oval Office - watching TV, reading newspapers, tweeting, and making phone calls.
"When the term Executive Time is used, I am generally working, not relaxing," he said.
Unsurprisingly, Trump was reportedly incensed by the leak and is well aware of the search for the culprit.
Leaks have been an ongoing problem for the president.
Unflattering leaks and reports have constantly flowed out of the Trump White House, much to the consternation of officials. Former White House chief of staff John Kelly attempted to clamp down on the leaks by taking several precautions, including conducting sweeps to collect personal devices and banning cell phones at the West Wing.
It seems that was not a success.