The "tapes"

[Abu Pepe]

are Trump's cell phone memory.

If he recorded Comey he did it with his phone. Same for anyone else he has recorded since the invention of smart phones. prior to that he may have taped people with Nixon like systems. Now he doesn't need one.

[csziggy]

1. You're probably right - and no one thinks anything when someone messes with their cell phone

During a conversation.

[Abu Pepe]

2. bingo nt

[MedusaX]

3. One picture of him at desk showed what appeared to be 2 cell phones side by side

Which is not unusual... but works as a perfect cover to have a listening device in plain sight

[UltravioletDingo]

4. The moment I saw the story, I figured it was a bluff.

I highly doubt any recordings exist. This is just Trump being Trump. When things don't go your way (in this case, the media coverage that enraged Trump so much), lash out in some way, at someone.

If any recording does exist, it's much more likely to hurt Trump than to hurt Comey.

[Abu Pepe]

5. I agree they would hurt Trump more. But I think they exist. nt

[CrispyQ]

6. This is what I think, too.

The man blathers. He can't keep his trap shut. He says whatever crosses his mind without thinking. He's never been held accountable for anything he's said or done, so he's gotten away with saying one thing & doing another, or saying one thing one day & something totally different the next. I'll bet his blood pressure has sky rocketed since that tweet about Obama wiretapping him.

[Dem2]

7. Everything he says is a distraction

...and why not - people keep falling for it.

[Sculpin Beauregard]

8. Yup. It's bullshit distraction.

[Jarqui]

9. They had a digital recorder on the table during the Time interview

(that did not belong to Time media)