Omarosa Manigault could be the next White House aide to come into special counsel Robert Mueller’s focus.
The Trump adviser who’s supposed to be making her official exit from the administration this week could have iPhone recordings that Mueller wants.
Insiders told the New York Daily News that she was notorious for taping her interactions and that she had approached more than one big-time lawyer about representing her.
Omarosa Manigault could be the next White House aide to come into special counsel Robert Mueller’s focus
The Trump adviser who’s supposed to be making her official exit from the administration this week could have iPhone recordings that Mueller wants
She has been dark on social media for nearly a month, following her claims in interviews that she voluntarily resigned from her $179,700-a-year post in the Office of Public Liaison. This is one of the last tweets she sent from her social media accounts
Manigault is said to have spoken to former Harvey Weinstein attorney Lisa Bloom. She’s also met with Monique Pressley, who represented Bill Cosby, the Daily News reported.
A source told the news outlet that Manigault is ‘very concerned’ that she needs legal counsel. It is not clear why. She has not been implicated in any of the ongoing probes into Russian collusion.
A source told the Daily News that recordings Manigault made of her coworkers could be of interest.
‘Everyone knows Omarosa loves to record people and meetings using the voice notes app on her iPhone,’ the person said. ‘Don’t be surprised if she has secret audio files on everyone in that White House, past and present staffers included.’
It has also been suggested that Manigault could sign a book deal.
‘There were a lot of things I observed over the past year that I was uncomfortable with,’ she said in an exit interview on Good Morning America last month. ‘When I have the chance to tell my story, it’s quite a story to tell.’
Sources told Life & Style Magazine that a tell-all could go for as much as $10 million.
She and her husband were last seen out together in New York on Dec. 14
Manigault did not respond to a request for comment on the Daily News’ report and declined to comment to DailyMail.com.
She has been dark on social media for nearly a month, following her claims in interviews that she voluntarily resigned from her $179,700-a-year post in the Office of Public Liaison.
Manigault said she was timing her departure to the anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration on January, 20 and that she was not fired by Chief of Staff John Kelly and escorted off the property after cursing at him and rushing the residence, as reported.
The White House has supported her version of events publicly. It said previously that her last day in the administration would be Jan. 20.
Since her announced departure the White House has tightened its rules on personal cell phone use in the West Wing. Aides were restricted from using their personal devices during regular business hours as of Monday of this week. Only government-issued phones are allowed.