White House defends taking records from Trump’s former doc
"As is standard operating procedure for a new president, the White House Medical Unit took possession of the president's medical records," she told reporters at a
As for Bornstein's description that it had had the feel of a raid, she said, "No, that is not my understanding."
Bornstein told
The incident at Bornstein's office came two days after the doctor told The New York Times that Trump takes Propecia, a drug for enlarged prostates that is often prescribed to stimulate hair growth in men. Bornstein told the
Bornstein told
Bornstein said he wasn't given a form authorizing him to release Trump's records, but said Schiller and Garten took the originals and copies of Trump's charts and lab reports, including records filed under pseudonyms the office used.
Questions were raised about the legality of the seizure. Patients have a right to a copy of their medical records but the original physical record belongs to the doctor, said Dr.
"If a patient wants a copy, they can have a copy, but they don't get the original. Patients can also ask for their records to be transferred to a new doctor, but that also involves making copies (i.e., transferring the information), not literally packaging up the originals and sending them off," Wynia said in an email.
Most states require doctors to keep and maintain records, Wynia said. Federal patient privacy law bars doctors from relinquishing records without a signed release from the patient.
"Law enforcement can get copies of medical records, under some specific circumstances, but it doesn't seem like the people gathering these records were acting as law enforcement officers," Wynia said.
Bornstein did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday. Schiller departed the
With his long flowing hair and large glasses, Bornstein became a colorful character in Trump's unlikely 2016 campaign for the presidency. In a letter released in
He later said he wrote the note in five minutes while a limo sent by the candidate waited outside his office.
Bornstein's return to the headlines comes just days after Trump's
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