It seems that every time there's a closed-door meeting at the White House, within minutes of it ending — and sometimes even before it's over — one or more attendees will call or text their favorite reporter and spill every detail.
On Friday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders held a meeting about the leaks, and the details promptly leaked. Jonathan Swan of Axios asked his sources inside the White House why they leak, and they were refreshingly honest. One senior official said most leaks are "the result of someone losing an internal policy debate," and another shared that staffers leak due to "personal vendettas," and also to "make sure there's an accurate record of what's really going on in the White House."
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