Trump Recorded Saying He Is ‘100 Percent’ in Favor of Releasing Secret Memo

President Donald J. Trump waves to guests calling his name from the galleries following the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC, Jan. 30, 2018. This is the first State of the Union address given by President Trump and his second address to a joint meeting of Congress. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump was recorded assuring a lawmaker on Tuesday that he supports the public release of a secret memo which reportedly contains damning evidence of politically charged government surveillance abuses.

“Mr. President, please release the memo,” Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) said to Trump as the president exited the Capitol chamber after the State of the Union address.