Omarosa: Donald Trump tried to buy my silence

The scandal has brought to light an unknown fact earlier, what the Trump administration urges staff members to sign agreements to preserve privacy, something almost unknown during previous administrations.

This may be the one feared by the Trump administration, a former employee who speaks ill of the White House, as former advisor Omarosa Manigault Newman is doing to promote her book.

It has published some hidden audio recordings, claiming that one of them is proof that Trump wanted to shut up after her dismissal.

The former TV show star is advertising her new book called “Unhinged”, in which she makes a series of controversial claims, including that she owns a tape, where Trump is heard using racist language.

Trump campaign officials have indicted Mrs. Manigault Newman in arbitration, accusing him of violating a 2016 agreement on maintaining privacy.

According to them, the agreement prevents him from speaking ill of Trump or anything he witnessed at the White House.

I wasn't surprised! In fact, Donald Trump boasts of using court processes as a means to intimidate people. He's trying to shut me up, he's afraid of what I can say, and that's why you see these actions by Donald Trump”, says Omarosa Manigault Newman ex-help at the White House.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders refused to confirm whether the Trump administration asks staff members to sign a confidential protection agreement.

I don't want to go in and explain who signed such agreements at the White House. I can tell you that in many countries it is common for employees to sign them, including in government, especially those who have security certificates”.

Confidensity conservation agreements are usually used in the business world to protect corporate interests. But it usually does not apply to the White House helpers, except those who handle classified information concerning national security.

You cannot prevent former government employees from extracting classified information without violating the First Amendment”, says expert Lata Nott.

Most legal scholars agree that a confidential agreement between the White House and a former employee may be something they cannot impose by law.

But analysts split up whether or not the Trump campaign, considered private entities, could force its implementation