Trump in gagging mood

So Trump wants all his closest aides in the White House to sign a silence document, keeping all matters connected to their work - especially gossip, tittle-tattle, rumours, unbelievable fly-on-the-wall Oval Office stuff - confidential for ever. He is furious that his chat with Putin and all the amazing detail about how he ignored advice NOT to congratulate the newly reelected Russian president appeared the next day in the Washington Post. Basically ever since Trump became president, the leaks from insiders have been so plentiful the main newspapers have enjoyed scoop after scoop after scoop. Someone - or perhaps they all are - with top security clearance is leaking like a kitchen colander. The advice to Trump not to congratulate Puin must have come from HR McMaster, his national security adviser. So did he leak it when his president deliberately flouted his advice? If so, he is finished! Trump now wants all his staff to sign confidentiality agreements. What a state of affairs. He must be worried that in addition to the continuing leaks to the newspapers, sacked or resigning officials will rush into print, with steamy memoirs. I bet that will happen anyway. Trump won't be able to stop it even if his multitude of lawyers threaten prosecution. I have to say I sympathise with Trump to an extent. A president has to trust his chief aides not to go the newspapers every time there's a bust-up in the White House. It's hugely damaging for the whole administration and potentially could be a serious breach of national security. Of course presidents sometimes leak themselves or get someone to do it for them to make sure the right gloss is put on a story. But leakers trying to undermine the president is, generally speaking, damaging for the presidency and for the country. How Putin must be laughing his socks off.