Petty White House Feuding Exposed in Leaked Email

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White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles warned staffers about what would happen if they were caught leaking, according to an email that itself was leaked to the press.

Wiles, in a March email obtained by https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook-remaking-government/2026/05/08/susie-cracks-down-on-leaks-00912661?template_id=OT5J0E7B7DD7&is_login_link=true" rel="" target="_blank" title="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook-remaking-government/2026/05/08/susie-cracks-down-on-leaks-00912661?template_id=OT5J0E7B7DD7&is_login_link=true">Politico, made clear that unauthorized communications with the press could result in termination.

Wiles, 68, wrote that “no staff member within the Executive Office of the President is permitted to speak with members of the news media without the explicit approval of the White House Communications Office.”

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