All I can do is share my opinion of what is happening. The Spook agencies would record all of his conversations the moment he signed the order telling them to do so for his own use and if necessary for self defense. In the current hostile environment do you believe any of his conversations outside of his bed room are not recorded? Remember the gal who accused him of the unwanted kiss? How much rope did POTUS give that gal before he hung her with the video tape? Remember what he told Comey?  Last thing to consider remember the plot to wear a wire and tape POUTS? Why are we to believe they did not do it? What could POTUS use to defend against a doctored tape being used against him. Why did they decide not to use the wire plan to remove POUTS? Are there more then one tape and only one is doctored? Like I said just my opinion, he is recording himself out of self defense and this is his way of telling them back off or they will hang.