Burner phones and a seven-hour gap: What we still don’t know about the Trump White House call logs from Jan 6
2 years, 11 months ago

Burner phones and a seven-hour gap: What we still don’t know about the Trump White House call logs from Jan 6

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bombshell reporting from CBS News and The Washington Post published this week revealed that a mysterious gap exists in the Trump White House call logs from the day of the Captiol riot on 6 January 2021. While rioters attempted to sack the US Capitol, chanted “hang Mike Pence”, and delayed the certification of Joe Biden’s victory, Donald Trump was holed up in the White House with his staff. White House call logs could indicate whether Mr Trump had any direct communication with his defence secretary or other top military brass during the riot, or whether the decision was largely made without him. The extent to which the White House and Trump campaign were involved in organising two “Stop the Steal” rallies around Washington DC on 6 January has been a topic of scrutiny for the committee as it seeks to understand whether the Trump administration expected violence to occur amid the election certification process.

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Jack Smith to use data from Trump's White House cell phone at trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Jack Smith to use data from Trump's White House cell phone at trial

Daily Mail  

Special counsel Jack Smith will use data mined from Donald Trump 's White House cellphone during the ex-president's federal election interference case, a newly released court filing revealed. Three experts who may be called by Smith are expected to reveal Trump's cell phone activity, including his use of Twitter, during the January 6 Capitol riot. In March 2022, it was …

Insider urges DOJ to further explore who phoned Jan. 6 rioter from White House
2 years, 6 months ago

Insider urges DOJ to further explore who phoned Jan. 6 rioter from White House

Salon  

The bombshell "60 Minutes" report that the White House switchboard connected a call to a Jan. 6 rioter during the attack on the Capitol should be easy to track down, according to a former top Trump administration official. The former National Security Agency contractor served as a staffer for the House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the …

Bombshell: J6 staffer told 60 Minutes White House switchboard called rioter on Jan. 6
2 years, 6 months ago

Bombshell: J6 staffer told 60 Minutes White House switchboard called rioter on Jan. 6

Raw Story  

On Friday, 60 Minutes revealed that Denver Riggleman, a key staffer for the House Select Committee on January 6, discovered the White House switchboard patched through to the phone of a Capitol rioter — while the attack was in progress. "Riggleman, an ex-military intelligence officer and former Republican congressman from Virginia, oversaw a data-driven operation for the January 6 committee, …

Riggleman: White House switchboard called a Capitol rioter on January 6
2 years, 6 months ago

Riggleman: White House switchboard called a Capitol rioter on January 6

CBS News  

Former senior technical adviser for the January 6 Committee, Denver Riggleman, said the White House switchboard connected a phone call to a Capitol rioter on January 6, 2021. "You get a real 'a-ha' moment when you see that the White House switchboard had connected to a rioter's phone while it's happening," Riggleman told 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker. Riggleman told …

Trump denies removing call logs and using burner phones during seven-hour Jan 6 silence
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump denies removing call logs and using burner phones during seven-hour Jan 6 silence

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump denied using any burner phones and …

Trump’s 8-hour gap: Minute-by-minute during Jan. 6 riot
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s 8-hour gap: Minute-by-minute during Jan. 6 riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A lot is known about the few hours that shook American democracy to the core. The defeated president’s incendiary speech, the march by an angry crowd to the U.S. Capitol, the breaking in, the beating of cops, the “hang Mike Pence” threats, the lawmakers running for their lives, the shooting death of rioter Ashli Babbitt. By her account, …

Ex-Trump adviser claims Trump knew about ‘burner phones’ despite denial over call logs gap
2 years, 11 months ago

Ex-Trump adviser claims Trump knew about ‘burner phones’ despite denial over call logs gap

The Independent  

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John Bolton says Trump's use of burner phones was 'deliberate'
2 years, 11 months ago

John Bolton says Trump's use of burner phones was 'deliberate'

Raw Story  

National Security Adviser John Bolton spoke to CNN on Thursday morning to give further information about his claim that Donald Trump was lying when he said he didn't know what a "burner phone" was. He went on to say that he wasn't sure if Trump used one specifically because he so frequently "didn't come down to the Oval Office until …

8-hour gap in Trump’s Jan. 6 White House phone records
2 years, 11 months ago

8-hour gap in Trump’s Jan. 6 White House phone records

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has identified an almost 8-hour gap in official White House records of then-President Donald Trump’s phone calls as the violence unfolded and his supporters stormed the building, according to two people familiar with the probe. The gap extends from a little after 11 a.m. to about 7 …

Trump’s Jan 6 phone records have 7-hour gap spanning riot
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s Jan 6 phone records have 7-hour gap spanning riot

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New reporting has revealed that the White House records from …

John Bolton contradicts Trump's claim that he has no idea what 'burner phones' are
2 years, 11 months ago

John Bolton contradicts Trump's claim that he has no idea what 'burner phones' are

Raw Story  

In response to speculation that he used prepaid burner phones to talk with allies during a key seven-hour period on January 6, 2021, former President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied even knowing what burner phones were. However, former Trump national security adviser John Bolton now tells The Washington Post's Robert Costa that he's not buying Trump's explanation. Specifically, Bolton tells …

Michael Cohen claims riot committee witness purchased three burner phones at a CVS
2 years, 11 months ago

Michael Cohen claims riot committee witness purchased three burner phones at a CVS

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen tweeted Tuesday in response to the bombshell Washington Post report that so-called "burner phones" may have been used to communicate with the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. That person will reveal, according to Cohen, that they were given $400 in cash and instructed to purchase the burner phones. Those phones were then "delivered …

Jan. 6 panel missing roughly 8 hours of Trump's phone calls
2 years, 11 months ago

Jan. 6 panel missing roughly 8 hours of Trump's phone calls

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the …

Trump’s mysterious last recorded phone call before the Jan. 6 riot was to an ‘unidentified person’
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s mysterious last recorded phone call before the Jan. 6 riot was to an ‘unidentified person’

Raw Story  

The last phone call Donald Trump made before the Jan. 6 insurrection began was with an "unidentified person," according to White House call logs. The call records show Trump spoke to allies Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani before 9 a.m. and then returned a call from chief of staff Mark Meadows before instructing the operator to call then-vice president Mike …

Records Given To House Panel Show 7-Hour Gap In Trump Jan. 6 Phone Log: Reports
2 years, 11 months ago

Records Given To House Panel Show 7-Hour Gap In Trump Jan. 6 Phone Log: Reports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING White House records handed over to the House select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot show a gap of seven hours and 37 minutes in former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, phone log, The Washington Post and CBS News reported Tuesday. The House of Representatives committee is investigating whether Trump used back channels, borrowed phones or …

'I have no idea what a burner phone is': Trump denies wrongdoing after White House call logs reveal seven-hour gap
2 years, 11 months ago

'I have no idea what a burner phone is': Trump denies wrongdoing after White House call logs reveal seven-hour gap

Raw Story  

The House select committee is looking into a seven-hour gap in the White House call logs from Jan. 6, 2021. One panel member said the committee was investigating a "possible coverup" of the official White House record from that day and looking at whether Donald Trump used "burner phones" -- which the former president denied in a statement to the …

Official logs show hours-long gap in Trump calls on January 6
2 years, 11 months ago

Official logs show hours-long gap in Trump calls on January 6

Al Jazeera  

House investigators are building a record of what Donald Trump was doing as his supporters stormed the US Capitol last year. A United States congressional committee investigating the insurrection at the US Capitol last year has identified a seven-and-a-half hour gap in records of former President Donald Trump’s phone calls as the riot unfolded, US media outlets reported. The gap …

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