Human beings have a remarkable ability to delude themselves. Back in the 1980s, I was convinced that the Republican Party actually might have cared a little bit about poor people and minorities. Man, was I ever off base!
Not being steeped in popular culture, I do not know that much about this Omarosa lady, other than I have heard she lacks character.
But, I will say if I worked in the Drumpf administration, I would want all communication in writing, and I can understand why she wanted to tape them. Drumpf and his minions are known to lie their assess off, and they cannot be trusted to tell the truth about current or former employees. Trump seems to not just fire people, but in a very sadistic and sick way, he seems to relish humiliating them, destroying them, and trying to make sure they never work again. I despised Steve Bannon, but I admit I was taken back a bit by the way Trump seemed to literally enjoy destroying that man.