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- President Donald Trump is facing new scrutiny over his calls with world leaders after a whistleblower flagged a July 25 call with the Ukrainian president, in which Trump urged him to investigate a political rival.
- The whistleblower alleged that a number of presidential transcripts have been locked away in a codeword-level system "solely for the purpose of protecting politically sensitive — rather than national security sensitive — information."
- White House advisers such as former chief of staff John Kelly even sought to prevent Trump from divulging sensitive information to world leaders, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
- Kelly reportedly used to mute the line and urge Trump to stop discussing sensitive information.
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The former White House chief of staff, John Kelly, used to mute the line during President Donald Trump's calls with world leaders to tell him not to continue discussing sensitive information, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
The news comes amid political turmoil over a recent call in which Trump urged the Ukrainian president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, one of Trump's main political rivals.
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