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Bates describes White House press operations: coordinating interviews, offering transcripts and advising reporters
Summary
Bates told the committee that much of his contact with senior advisers and cabinet members was driven by reporter inquiries and media narratives. He described providing context, arranging interviews for cabinet members, receiving offered transcripts from Hill staff, and preparing press "binders" and talking points for the press secretary.
Andrew Bates, who served as a White House press official, described to the House Oversight committee how the White House communications team handled media inquiries and coordinated interviews with senior officials.
Bates said his contacts with senior advisers and cabinet members were often prompted by media inquiries. "I would inform them about a reporter's interest, and we would discuss the nature of the inquiry," he testified. He said that in those exchanges he often…
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