
FBI orders WH officials to surrender phones after internal leak
Jul 16, 2026
Chief of staff Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s closest aide, and FBI Director Kash Patel helped personally orchestrate a sprawling investigation last week at the White House aimed at determining who in the government leaked information about the security deficiencies of a Qatari-gifted airplane meant to be used as Air Force One – with some officials being asked to turn over their phones to investigators on White House grounds, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
0:00 White House officials probe leak of Qatari-gifted AF1 security concerns
3:24 Legal analyst on journalists' rights amid the investigation
4:10 NewsNight debates the leak investigation
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