# Why doesn't anybody record conversations with government officials?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 16, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-anybody-record-conversations-with-government-officials/946662 "2021-07-16T18:59:53Z")\
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> [@mordecaiB](#):
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> My question is why don’t any of these exchanges get recorded?

In one [infamous incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pressured-georgia-official-to-find-enough-votes-to-overturn-election/929592), it _did_.

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