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White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that other presidential administrations also used of nondisclosure agreements. Employment lawyers say that’s not the whole story.

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Updated at 1:23 p.m. ET

At Tuesday’s White House briefing, press secretary Sarah Sanders misleadingly asserted that the Trump administration’s use of nondisclosure agreements both during and after government employment was very common.

“Despite contrary opinion, it’s actually very normal. And every administration prior to the Trump administration has had NDAs, particularly specific for anyone that had a security clearance.” said Sanders.