# Claim 390

Communications Director Steven Cheung said reporters had secretly recorded and entered restricted areas of the West Wing.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Communications Director Steven Cheung said reporters had secretly recorded and entered restricted areas of the West Wing.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Cheung says reporters recorded private meetings
- About: [incident 2025-white-house-restricts-access-to-upper-press-office](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-white-house-restricts-access-to-upper-press-office)
- Source: White House restricts reporter access to press secretary, staff's offices. https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/white-house-restricts-reporter-access-to-press-secretary-staffs-offices/
- Publisher: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-10-31

## Quotation from the source

> surreptitiously recorded video and audio of the West Wing offices, entered restricted areas and eavesdropped on private meetings.

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