John Bolton dismisses Trump’s claim he doesn’t know what burner phones are and insists he discussed them “several times” after White House call logs were revealed on Jan. 6
- Former national security adviser says Trump was aware “burner phones” were being used to avoid scrutiny
- 11 pages of records reveal a lunchtime gap in ex-President Donald Trump’s phone activity
- The House Select Committee investigating his actions is investigating whether he used a disposable phone to communicate undetected
Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, dismissed the ex-president’s claim that he didn’t know what a “burner phone” was, saying the two had “several discussions” in the past about “like people Burner phones used to avoid having their calls screened.’
White House call logs obtained by the Washington Post show a more than seven-hour gap in Trump’s phone usage — from 11:17 a.m. to 6:54 p.m. — on the day the Capitol was stormed, suggesting he wasn’t either with Someone communicated with him on the phone as the chaos unfolded, or he was using another phone.
The House Select Committee investigating the riot is investigating whether Trump used a “burner phone” to speak with advisers and Republican lawmakers that day.
The former commander-in-chief denied using a disposable phone and claimed he didn’t know what a “burner phone” was.
“I have no idea what a burner phone is, to the best of my knowledge I’ve never heard the term,” he told the Post.
But Bolton, who fell out with Trump after the foreign policy diplomat was subpoenaed to testify at the second impeachment hearing, told the Post the two had “several conversations” over burner phones.
Bolton, who wrote a report on his time in the White House, says he and Trump previously spoke on “burner phones.”
The Jan. 6 riot in the Capitol was aimed at preventing Congress from confirming victory for Joe Biden and resulted in five deaths and Trump’s second impeachment
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton refuted former President Trump’s claim that he had never heard of a “burner phone.”
President Donald Trump made several calls on the morning of January 6 and into the evening, but on the day that the Capitol Siege took place, there is a seven and a half hour lull in phone activity
Eleven pages of records leaked to the newspaper indicate that the former president, with his adviser Steve Bannon, Rudy Giuliani, former Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio ), Fox News commentator Sean Hannity, and voiced others.
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol voted Tuesday night to convict Steve Bannon (pictured) of his evasion to testify
Neither man spoke to the Washington Post about their calls.
The last call he made at 11:17 am was unidentified in the call logs.
Trump is attending the infamous rally leading up to the attack on the Capitol and was back at the White House by 1:21 p.m
He recorded video for social media at 4:03 a.m. to quell the unrest.
“Go home,” he said. ‘We love you. You are something special.”
The Washington Post identified two calls made during the riots, one to Congressman Mike Lee (Utah-R) and another to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (California-R), which do not appear in the call logs, but have been documented elsewhere. suggesting he used a different phone.
Trump’s phone activity picks up again just before 7 p.m. when he calls White House adviser Daniel Scavino Jr.
Moments later, he also spoke to White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and Kayleigh McEnany.
He made several more calls to Republican advisers and White House staffers, capping the night with a call to the president’s personnel director, John McEntee.
The nine-member panel includes two anti-Trump Republicans — Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming (left) and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois (right).
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