Republicans closing in on identifying GOP retreat leaker

By Susan Ferrechio

Published January 31, 2017 3:22pm ET

Republicans closing in on identifying GOP retreat leaker — While the GOP retreat leaker has not been identified, retreat organizers told Republicans last week that a woman who falsely claimed to be the wife of a Republican lawmaker entered the event on the day President Trump, Vice President Pence, and British Prime Minister Theresa May appeared. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) | Matt Rourke

Republican leaders said Tuesday they have identified “a person of interest” who may have leaked to media outlets illegally taped conversations during the GOP’s House-Senate retreat in Philadelphia last week.

“They have somebody,” Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, told the Washington Examiner after a closed-door meeting with House Republicans.

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