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The White House refused to say if visitors are being recorded, in what would be a return to the practices of Richard Nixon, after President Donald Trump suggested there were "tapes" of his private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey.

Sean Spicer, Mr Trump's spokesman, repeatedly refused to say whether or not recording was going on in the White House, including in the Oval Office.

Mr Spicer was asked the question three times. At one point he said: "I've talked to the president. The president had nothing further to add on that."

On Friday Mr Trump tweeted: James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!"