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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

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

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Former president Donald Trump was aware that the slang term “burner phone” is used to describe an untraceable mobile phone used to evade surveillance, used the term on multiple occasions, and even said he liked the term, his former national security adviser has said.

On Tuesday, The Washington Post and CBS News reported that White House records turned over to the House January 6th select committee by the National Archives and Records Administration do not include any calls made or recieved by Mr Trump between the hours of 11.17am and 6.54pm on the day a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol in hopes of stopping certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

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